Origami DNA
Download the template [PDF 70KB] and follow the steps below to make your own DNA double helix.
Note: All folds should have a thin line on the inside and a thick line on the outside.
Fold in half lengthwise. Make all creases as firm as possible (use your fingernail).
Hold the paper so that the thick lines are diagonal and the thin lines are horizontal. Fold the top segment down and then unfold.
Fold the top two segments down along the next horizontal line. Unfold.
Fold along the first diagonal line. Unfold and fold along the second diagonal line. Repeat for all diagonal lines.
Fold the white edge without letters up.
Fold the other edge away from you. Partly unfold both edges.
You can now see how the model is starting to twist.
Twist and turn the paper while pushing the ends towards each other. Be brave!
Admire your completed DNA double helix. Only another 2 999 999 989 (or so) more to complete your whole genome!
Designed by Alex Bateman (2003). Courtesy of
YourGenome.org.
