Novice puzzles

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Novice puzzles are a step up from Beginner, but still approachable for new players who have not finished the Campaign. These puzzles feature smaller proteins, and usually the starting structure is already partially folded.

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Recent novice puzzles

Puzzle Status
2738: Electron Density Reconstruction 161 Open for the next 5 days
2737: Revisiting Puzzle 77: Copper Chaperone Open for the next 4 days
2735: Electron Density Reconstruction 160 Closed since 2 days ago
2734: Revisiting Puzzle 76: Plant Seed Protein Closed since 3 days ago
2732: Electron Density Reconstruction 159 Closed since 9 days ago