Breast cancer in a toy

Spanish scientists have released a mobile puzzle game, the solution of which will help in breast cancer research Sofia Sazhneva, TJ

The Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona and the National Center for Genomic Analysis (CNAG-CRG) launched a mobile game to promote cancer research, according to the CRG website.

In Genigma, players analyze small fragments of cancer cell DNA that correspond to real data obtained in the laboratory. After combining the fragments, scientists will receive a reference genome. Joint efforts will help to understand which parts of the genome can play a crucial role in the development of cancer.

The puzzles are simple — you just need to move objects of different colors and shapes until they line up in a single sequence. For the next 90 days, every Monday, developers will introduce new genome fragments from the T-47D breast cancer cell line, which people will "play" with.

Genigma will analyze the received solutions offered by the players, which will help in promoting breast cancer research. In recent decades, it has become obvious that one of the main limitations is the huge amount of data that needs to be analyzed. Computers can handle this task quickly, but offer only standard solutions. In addition, people recognize visual images much better than machines.

Elisabette Broglio, Coordinator of Citizen Science at CRG: "Anyone with a smartphone from anywhere in the world can download Genigma for free and make a direct contribution to research by directing their logic and dexterity to the service of science."

The game is already available on iOS and Android in four languages: English, Spanish, Catalan and Italian.

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