Hepatitis Delta Virus Ribozyme

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This is an RNA molecule and it is called the hepatitis delta virus ribozyme. This RNA is part of the genetic material of the virus. It is a molecular scissors, capable of cutting itself from the surrounding viral RNA. This particular model has made it almost all the way around the world and currently resides in Taiwan. Instructions This was printed on a MakerBot Replicator 2X. You will need to create a custom profile that uses the old support structure and not the newer sparser supports. First select standard quality then create a custom profile. Then edit the profile and look for "supportExcessive". Set this value to "true" and then save the preset. This model took 35 hours to print and was done at max build size.