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Investigators say they may have traced Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA

For centuries, the body of Leonardo da Vinci has been as elusive as his smile, his remains scattered and his grave uncertain, ...

Palo Alto Players are up to ‘Code’ in latest production

When Palo Alto Players Artistic Director Patrick Klein learned that a stage version of Dan Brown’s 2003 bestselling novel ...

Sweet Science: Teams face off at Da Vinci Center’s Ice Cream Wars

What's the recipe for a delicious Ice Cream Wars? It's lots of sugar and milk, lots and lots of liquid nitrogen, a ton of hard work and creativity.

Rare first Superman comic once stolen from Nicolas Cage sells for $15m

A rare copy of the 1938 comic that introduced Superman to the world has sold to an anonymous collector for $15m (£11.2m). The ...

Rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman sells for $15 million

A rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman and also was once stolen from the home of actor Nicolas ...

Science sleuths think they found Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA

Scientists are one step closer to pinpointing fragments of Leonardo da Vinci’s elusive DNA. A team of researchers from the ...
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Scientists May Have Extracted Leonardo Da Vinci’s DNA From A Renaissance Sketch

According to a new (but as-of-yet not peer-reviewed) study published in the preprint database bioRxiv, scientists began their ...
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The painting principle that Leonardo da Vinci mastered

This video explores a core artistic principle often associated with Leonardo da Vinci and how it applies to modern painting. It focuses on observation, restraint, and intentional detail rather than ...

Traces of Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA May Have Been Discovered on a Red Chalk Drawing Called Holy Child

Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and from letters that may belong to the Renaissance ...
Ancient Origins

Scientists Recover Leonardo Da Vinci's DNA From 500-Year-Old Drawing

Scientists have successfully recovered what may be Leonardo da Vinci's DNA from a centuries-old red chalk drawing, marking a breakthrough that could unlock secrets about one of history's greatest ...
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Leonardo da Vinci's DNA may be embedded in his art — and scientists think they've managed to extract some

In a first, scientists have extracted DNA from a Renaissance-era drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, but they can't be ...
Scientific American

The Race to Find Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA Just Took a Major Twist

Scientists have uncovered genetic evidence that they say may be linked to the Renaissance master, but some experts are more ...