DNA origami: how to fold a double helix
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- This hands-on activity allows you to create your own paper model of a DNA double helix. DNA has a ‘double helix’ structure. Much like a spiral staircase, it has two single strands that join and twist together. The ‘steps’ of the staircase are made up of the four bases of DNA (adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine). These bind together in complementary pairs (A with T, C with G).
Download the template from yourgenome.org/...
Credits: Origami model by Alex Bateman, based on Thoki Yenn's design
This totally saved me for Biology homework due tomorrow (lost instruction sheet!)
our science teacher just gave this as a homework XD
I legit got triggered with the twisting part that I squished it completely together and threw it across the room... guess whose getting an F
Alixslimez 1 I honestly give up rn
I literally gave up lol
your teacher?
i gave up too
@@alurvette615 I’m going to turn in some crinkled purple and green nightmare 💀
The dislikes are from the people who messed up with the twisting part.
Well yeah the twisting part was quite hard. I however tried a couple of times and it finally worked out well! Now I have a perfect double-helix structured DNA sitting in my room, waiting to be shown to my biology teacher tomorrow!
im cryung its so hard bryh
@@vedantsridhar8378 you too huh? XD
pls i literally came here bc i had to do this origami in class today and screwed up the twisting part so bad 🥲
It’s the folds that are the hardest
who else had trouble with the twisting part?
No you're not and I dont know How to do
+justin story no trouble at all
You have to be brave
i am having too, and i think that it's because the paper
Justin more like dumass
If you need help with the twisting part:
1. make sure your diagonal creases are made well and are not overlapping the white part as he said in the video.
2.Make the diagonal creases more hard (fingernail) and lift the white tabs up more.
3. Twist first, then push together, try not to disturb the diagonal creases while doing this.
4. Try it again.
5. If this doesn't work, you can either restart, or do this:
6. Hold the paper horizontally. So its longer upwards than sideways, if that makes sense. Then take the first diagonal crease from the top in your fingers. Put the second diagonal crease in the same fingers, and keep moving down. this should make it all fall into place. Once you get to the middle, keep your hand there and to your best to do the same to the bottom portion. It'll be kinda hard, you'll have to maneuver around the white tabs which can be annoying. Stick with it.
7. If it still doesn't work then your creases are fucked.
Hope this helped!
Thanks a bunch, helped me with my project a shit ton!
Like this so people can see! :)
tnx
+GeoCB Np friend
Classic
Hey babe just rh
Mrcool179 thank you so much this helped so much
the video: twist the model, "BE BRAVE".
me: twist it and it become trash.
SOOOOOOO me
same
yes 100%
What are you talking of?
yes
If you need help with the twisting part and you're just barely getting the shape, I find the best way to finish the entire twist is to fold the remaining piece of the paper in the pattern that is given.
So basically, fold diagonal then straight, repeating.
thats crazy
Thank you you helped me finish a project that is due today
@@monillabean3470 its crazy how I commented this two years ago, and its helping people now.
@@orangetangy3845 what grade r u in now
@@arjaypabelada2873 its crazy that I'm in college now
if twisting it doesnt work (most cases it wont), just try folding it bit by bit. if you made sure all your creases are really good, it will eventually work.
Pls how do you fold it
Everyone is confused about the twisted BUT ION EVEN KNOW HOW THE LETTERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN AAAAAAA
Hah, ion. Sorry. I’ll uhm.. go👀
The end confuses me I have no idea how to get it to twist like that
Hi, I'm a survivor of 2025, haven't the zombies arrived? I OCCUPY HELP !!! there is nobody here ....
@@aisheltello7798 NOOOOOOOO
@@aisheltello77982024 now… no zombies yet
@@aisheltello7798what
@@aisheltello7798 hah?
seriously...., follow the instructions and it virtually twists itself! Hugely satisfying, first time 'right'.
For people having trouble with the twisting part, if you start at one end, you can 'step' the model together. So at one end, put the first fold together, then the next and so on so forth. It will come together like a spiral staircase until you have the whole thing together and you can start checking the folds as shown.
GRADE 9 STUDENT HERE! who else??
@RaceRider EXTREME me tooo HAHAHAHAH HI
Shut up
Thank you! I have been racking my brain all week on how I would make my son's double helix and this is the easiest demonstration I have found!
Thanks for wasting loads of my time by creating this video so my teacher can set it for homework :) BTW you have a lovely voice ;)
Rip that's just what happened to us.
3:00 that's physically imposible tho
I remember Batman’s voice being deeper.
I couldn't do anything! This dude starts caressing the paper and folds it into a DNA!
Caressing the paper is the first step
Aqui esta el comentario en español que tanto buscabas 😜
Gracias jajjaj
vengo de la maestra d
this is for your class, right?
Yes hahaha
I came here to learn about the DNA origami method to fold DNA strands in sciences. Was surprised to find so many views on a niche technique until I realized it was about normal origami :D
if you’re doing online classes liek me , and you can’t do it. just print out the final product in the last part of the video and take a selfie holding it
Saved my middle school biology homework
My class cried doing this it was wayyyy harder than it was taught
this saved my daughter's science project, thankyou!
This is soooo cool, I'm learning genetics 2moro in school and I feel I'm going to get a smol praise for this!
twisting is too hard
THANK YOU MR. BATEMAN!!!!!!!!!!! MY HOMEWORK WAS SO !@#$ING HARD!!!!!!!
Thanks so much man it helped get an A+ for my bio project
Best video ever!!
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Yeah my friend
now i have the perfect gift for my biology teacher ^^ thanks a lot
mine totally failed
IT'S VERY EASY WHEN YOU KNOW HOW TO FOLD THE FINAL STEP AND REMEMBER ALL ANOTHER STEP
R
gracias we mi profe no explica nada bien
thanks, now instead of an F I got an D
We aim to please
Oh a D
It’s funny how I worked hours on this and ripped it accidentally in just a few seconds. In my class it was worth 50 points.
what kind of paper is used to print the template???
What
My A4 printing paper is not strong enough for the twist
This model just saved me from an f.
+Mihael Durrigl I feel your pain. Extra credit go!
+Mihael Durrigl I FEEL YOU!
nerds
jk
Lol.
Mihael Durrigl me too
Thank you for helping me create a DNA model for my science class
Mr Batman saved my grades in Biotechnology. Arigatou Mr Batman
You have 7 hours to buy the materials you need and make the DNA model...LET THE GAMES BEGIN
Muscledriver 7 Didn't you comment this on like 3 other videos? Lol.
@Isaac Cruz Not really lmao. I was researching ideas on how to make a DNA helix for honors bio and happened to notice that this person commented multiple times :)
I hate this video so much I had a mental breakdown because I couldn’t crunch it I am so mad right now
Yes
agreed
What kind of paper did you use?
Are the first folds going the same way??
I twisted the goddam thing and it became a piece of squished colored piece of paper.
Be gentle man, he's using a gloss paper which is hard actually to feel. And ourselves use bond paper which is frustrating to fold which is look like shit to be exact.
Me: pushes the edges together
Also me: *throws in trash*
this tutorial didnt help
what music did you use, tell me please + great demo worked perfect for me and the link was fantastic!
Helpful even in Europe. Thanks from Poland:-)
This is intelligent design and the real thing is Intelligent Design.
i have this model from a paper and u can't do twisting with a normal paper, like from a printer
always funny too see a video like this and see comments from years and years ago and then make one yourself that youll completely forget about and some student in the future will see
just be brave...now mine's a pile of paper, Thanks Dr. Bateman.
Thx sir. Now the DAMN professor will not take points from me and I won't get more stressed :)
Ayoko na! I quit I should've printed the model!
DIRENCTIONS UNCLEAR I FAILED
Why are the bases on the outside of the helix? Am I mis-reading this format?
Tanginuhhhhh nandito ko dagil sa science
the link isn't working... anywhere else i can get it?
Mine looks so ugly
What if I can't like push it down
finally i can recreate my dad thanks to you !
There is a URL at the end of the video where you can download a PDF file to print out the coloured template.
this model gets me 10 points extra credit on a test wayyy
May I ask what are those letters? Are those the "nucleotides"?? pls help me with my project
I’m doing this in class lmao
The last bit was genuinely horrifying
my teacher wanted me to do this but i needed it tomo it really helped thanks
Langya pinapagawa to ng teacher namin sa biotech
Langya naman to e
hahahahahaha
bomba
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
BE BRAVE
we will forever remember that quote...
Thank you so much i t really helped me❤️
what kind of paper did he use?
ya the twisting did NOT work for me
Great Video maybe do a double upload
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH
IS LIKE MY TWO FAVORITE THINGS TOGETHER : ORIGAMI AND BIOLOGY
thanks god...this video help me so much
Thanks Dr Bateman!! ❤
Fucking brilliant! Also the stupid comments below are awesomely funny too because they show that a few people's current DNA sure does need to be re-folded. LOL.
My friend Oliver loves your content
woooooooooooow thank you yourgenome i just do my project because of you by the way my subject is science thank bro
I hate origami but its a homework 😒
me being brave resulted in the paper being weak
how many centimeters should be the length and width of the cardboard ???? please answer me i got to do my project 4 tomorrow..
I thought it said Dr. Alex Batman
en espanol plis
:v
So i made another one of this and it failed because i added too much glue in the center
lmao anyone from Ms. Laura's class? like if u are
this video is awesome i had this project coudent do it in class so i took it home and it was easy
Thanks a ton,it turned out to look exactly like yours!
Saludos
i can't twistit i did all right but its still won't be a circle
Thank you so so so so so so much!!! This helped!!!❤️
Can you just make the template?
We have the templates available to download and print on the website, if that's what you mean? www.yourgenome.org/activities/origami-dna
LainaMerryWinter print in descriptions
yourgenome No, I meant to draw it. But it's fine. I figured something out and got a B on my project! :)
you are so fast slow down lol
I'm having a trouble for twisting and my teacher just gave me bondpaper
Thank you!!! This was really helpful😌❤️
>:( que especifique que tipo de papel usar
how thick should the paper to be used be..??
A big thanks from Germany
Can i use A4 paper for this?
yeah i did
You can, but A5 is the preferred choice for more accurate scale.