DNA Damage
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | Tristero Consulting | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Produced by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). ASBMB is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization with over 12,000 members. If you do research in biochemistry or molecular biology, you belong with us! Learn more about becoming a member of ASBMB at www.asbmb.org!
Reviews
DNA/RNA
BeautifulWorldOnFire
I give two stars because it does have the basic concept if what DNA does. That purple splash thing indicates RNA Polymerase. Which breaks the double helix into two as it does. Only RNA then takes place. More specifically mRNA. So therefore they should be using U (Uracil) instead of T (Thymine) to bond with A (Adenine) because RNA only contains Uracil and not Thymine. That is one of the main differences between DNA and RNA. So therefore I only give two stars.
Previous reviewers are silly
23helix46
The game is cheap mindless fun like any other iPhone game. Match the base pairs as they pass by. Previous reviewers are rating the game poorly for their own misunderstanding. First of all, the purple thing is a helicase, not RNA polymerase. It's true that transcription would result in a new RNA strand, but since you are matching thymines, not uracil, this is clearly replication. Another obvious sign this is replication is the fact that you are synthesizing both strands! If you're going to pick on the science of a cartoon iPhone game, you could start with the fact that you are synthesizing one strand in the 3' to 5' direction while the other is going 5'to 3'. There aren't any Okazaki fragments! But it doesn't matter, because it's a mindless cell phone game.
