Origami and the Art of Folding Proteins If you can fold origami bugs from flat pieces of paper, then you may also be able to understand how to fold proteins. There was a chart that looked very much like the square contact map found in Fold.it. This flat diagram looked just like an origami folding diagram for a bug made from a single, flat piece of paper. It reminds us that similar sensibilities about form and figure may apply. More Techniques at > The Foldit Labs