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Nucleotides pay for most things; RNA and Ribozyme Cores are rare drops tied to Pandemic Game Mode and Endless Game Mode.
The most common base: about 35% of nucleotide drops.
The building block of DNA and RNA: a sugar, a phosphate and a base (A, T, C, G in DNA; A, U, C, G in RNA).
Fun fact: Influenza stores its genes as RNA, so it uses U in place of T.
Nucleotide in the CodexAbout 30% of nucleotide drops.
The building block of DNA and RNA: a sugar, a phosphate and a base (A, T, C, G in DNA; A, U, C, G in RNA).
Fun fact: Influenza stores its genes as RNA, so it uses U in place of T.
Nucleotide in the CodexAbout 22% of nucleotide drops.
The building block of DNA and RNA: a sugar, a phosphate and a base (A, T, C, G in DNA; A, U, C, G in RNA).
Fun fact: Influenza stores its genes as RNA, so it uses U in place of T.
Nucleotide in the CodexThe scarcest base: only about 13% of nucleotide drops.
The building block of DNA and RNA: a sugar, a phosphate and a base (A, T, C, G in DNA; A, U, C, G in RNA).
Fun fact: Influenza stores its genes as RNA, so it uses U in place of T.
Nucleotide in the CodexNucleotide piles drop from every cell you kill, plus chests, challenges, Endless Game Mode sets and dismantled gear.
The building block of DNA and RNA: a sugar, a phosphate and a base (A, T, C, G in DNA; A, U, C, G in RNA).
Fun fact: Influenza stores its genes as RNA, so it uses U in place of T.
Nucleotide in the Codex
A rare purple drop that unlocks advanced Lab upgrades, pays for every third Lab level and buys skill tree respecs.
Ribonucleic acid: a single-stranded cousin of DNA that carries genetic messages and, in many viruses, the whole genome.
Fun fact: Some RNA molecules can act as enzymes (ribozymes), which hints that early life may have run on RNA alone.
RNA in the Codex
The common enhancement material; every enhancement level needs some.
The enzyme that copies a virus's genome. RNA viruses carry their own RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, which cells don't have.
Fun fact: Because cells lack this enzyme, it's a prime drug target: remdesivir and favipiravir both jam viral polymerases.
Viral Polymerase in the Codex
The uncommon enhancement material.
Helper proteins (like heat-shock proteins) that guide other proteins into their correct folded shape.
Fun fact: Many viruses hijack host chaperones such as HSP70 and HSP90 to fold their own proteins.
Chaperone Proteins in the Codex
The rare enhancement material, needed to enhance gear from +3 up to +10.
RNA molecules that act as enzymes, cutting and joining RNA without any protein help.
Fun fact: The ribosome's core catalytic site is a ribozyme, a living fossil of an early "RNA world".
Ribozymes in the CodexEach enhancement level from +1 to +10 costs more materials, scaled up for rarer and higher-level gear.
RNA molecules that act as enzymes, cutting and joining RNA without any protein help.
Fun fact: The ribosome's core catalytic site is a ribozyme, a living fossil of an early "RNA world".
Ribozymes in the CodexA golden ancient retrovirus fragment that a solved receptor puzzle sometimes releases.
