I’ve come across the $1500 MicroArray Challenge on Medgadget.

This isn’t just any picture of a microarray — it’s a cryptogram with a $1,500 message.

Peter C. Johnson, M.D., president and CEO of Scintellix, created this painting called ‘MicroArray.’ He has embedded a cipher based on the dots in the pastel. Pit your skills against this cryptogram and decipher what’s turning on these ‘genes.’

The first to unravel the hidden message will win $1,500. The first 50 registrants will receive a MicroArray copy poster and a poster tube.

Every Monday, starting from November 17, a clue will be provided to put you on the right track. You can check this website for clues as they come in.

You have until December 31 to prove that you are a master code breaker. Feel free to give the Microarray Challenge a shot as many times as you like up to once a day. All entries will be considered.

I tried to use the colours as nucleotides and then place the codes of the possible amino acids in order, but no result…