Virus Origami
Zika virus with and without antibodies paper model about pdb 101.
Virus origami. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Right click or control click the images to save it to your desktop the pattern suggests using hepa vacuum filters to make the mask. Bps uses origami to introduce viruses at usa science and engineering festival anonym tuesday may 13 2014 0 2000 as part of its outreach activities at the usa science and engineering festival held april 25 27 in washington dc the biophysical society taught visitors how to make origami virus heads.
Unlike viruses which are protein shells with a 3 5 fold rotational symmetry that encase nucleic acids these cubes are 3 4 fold dna boxes encapsulating proteins. Paper origami the art of folding papers into specific shapes sizes and forms is a great tool for visualizing and modeling the shapes of viruses. This ingenious video shows you how to make an origami face mask from paper towels which reportedly protects against coronavirus.
Like viruses such everted dna built viruses are monodisperse nanoscale assemblies that infect human cells with a specialist cargo. Learning about their diverse shapes and functions helps to understand all aspects of biomedicine and agriculture from protein synthesis to health and disease to. Pdb 101 helps teachers students and the general public explore the 3d world of proteins and nucleic acids.
Scientists at the university of cambridge in collaboration with justus liebig university germany have uncovered how the genome of sars cov 2 the coronavirus that causes covid 19 uses genome. See the patterns below one for adults only one with a child size mask that you can use to create your own mask. The diy mask was created by professor anna myczkowska szczerska who.
Hi everyone in this video u will learn how to make a handmade cloth 3d face mask step by step complete tutorial special mask how to prevent infection how to.
