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Solve the hidden messages

You're going to see how the body knows how to work, using a bit of machinery called the spliceosome. Gain points from decoding the hidden messages and see how good a spliceosome you are!

Intro

Can you read the messages below?

Find a hidden word in each line and put them together to build the message.

There's a hint underneath to show you how many letters should be in each word of the message. All the answers are available at the bottom of the page.

Want to know more about the science? There's a video at the bottom as well!

Question one

Hidden message #1

  • KDOLWBUCYOURIQEHFBGPLIGKDBVZXW

    4 letter word

  • SAHGFIPLTRDNBHGDVBODYVOJUYSMNH

    4 letter word

  • CONTAINSJVXCDEQWPOYUJFHYRTEMDI

    6 letter word

  • MONCIKJEYXOTGWDINSTRUCTIONSWYH

    13 letter word

  • LNAFXFORQSNYQNVZODSLWKKDJFENAI

    3 letter word

  • JNZNCQPTYIWBGLNCKMPLIFEXXGHKML

    4 letter word

  • Did you decode it?

    Enter the hidden message you've deciphered...

    Question two

    Hidden message #2

  • KDOLWBUCMITHESEFBGPLIGKDBVZXW

    5 letter word

  • AHGFIPLTRDNBHGDVINSTRUCTIONSVO

    12 letter word

  • YISMNHGAREJVXCDEQWPOYUJFHYRTE

    3 letter word

  • IUMKNCIKJEYXQFGWDHIDDENHLLNAFN

    6 letter word

  • TQSBDLWITHINPGHKJSHDGRWNFHHDSL

    6 letter word

  • HQKMDHLPQMNCDHGFGIBBERISHGQNL

    9 letter word

  • Did you decode it?

    Enter the hidden message you've deciphered...

    Question three

    Hidden message #3

  • LKJDXMKDJWBVYGBJXWNSBNKHIDDENF

    6 letter word

  • DXZJCBWORDSVXZMBSNLKLDCQPNCFW

    5 letter word

  • FWIJKSFYZDRGWITHINCBVNMVXNBLKJ

    6 letter word

  • INSTRUCTIONSVNZMPQMCVNMXVCNLK

    12 letter word

  • GDFLHZCLKJHFVDNCVBUILDXZDJVLKD

    5 letter word

  • FFMEANINGFULVKHNVZXMVNDKJHJFFT

    10 letter word

  • KMZQWSIWXNMJEDVBMESSAGESREGF

    8 letter word

  • Did you decode it?

    Enter the hidden message you've deciphered...

    The answers

    Video explainer

    The science

    • We are made of cells and they need instructions to work.
    • Instructions are genes, which are made of DNA. But the useful bits are hidden among gibberish.
    • Our cells have to find, cut and paste the right words within the instructions to build messages that make sense
    • This process is known as splicing and the spliceosome the bit of the cell that is responsible for this job.

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