Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Learn how to build a 3D model of DNA using a free, downloadable PDF from PDB-101 pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/paper-models/dna

This tutorial consists of 2 parts: a brief introduction to the DNA structure and a step-by-step tutorial on how to fold the PDB-101 paper template.

Video Guide:
0:00 Introduction to DNA
1:22 Choosing the template
1:51 Step 1
1:57 Step 2
2:23 Step 3
2:51 Step 4
3:15 Step 5
3:58 Step 6
4:24 Step 7
4:42 Step 8 (optional)

This video was created by the RCSB PDB Summer 2022 Interns - Emma Chavez, Margeaux Meyers, Jordania Urquizo, and Helen Zheng - and RCSB PDB Members - Brian Hudson, Maria Voigt, and Christine Zardecki.