Fastcoexist posted the following article:
Without ever entering a lab, Jeff Anderson-Lee, a computer systems manager with no biology training beyond high school classes, is helping researchers understand the molecular foundation of all life on Earth. Anderson-Lee avidly plays Eterna, an online puzzle game that requires players to fold pixelated strands of RNA into complex molecular shapes using the real-life rules of chemical bonding.
Being able to create RNA molecules that perform certain tasks could help researchers develop vaccines and eradicate some rare diseases.