DNA Strand (Thoki Yenn)

simplified and folded by me in single layer silver rectangle

 

I thought origami might present some interesting possibilities for this week's Macro Mondays theme, but it took a while to find something new to fold that satisfied me. I folded a few variations but didn't get around to a shoot until this morning. I narrowed down my selection to a set of four: two in blue, two in yellow. I think they work well together.

 

The original model uses a sheet of A4 paper folded in on itself lengthwise with edges that form a flange. The center portion is divided into diagonals that form the resulting spiral. I tried this with A4 and A5 papers and wasn't happy with either. I had a few small scrap sheets I use for practising dollar bill origami so I left out the lengthwise folds and simplified the side flange.

 

Later I found an online tutorial from yourgenome.org by Dr Alan Bateman based on Thoki Yenn's model but incorporating a printed template. I folded my diagonals as mountains instead of valleys, so according to this model,

 

my DNA is backwards --

---- AND?

Done