With the lightest touch, scientists search da Vinci's art for DNA

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Science correspondent Richard Stone about recent developments in the search for Leonardo da ...

Genetic clues may be hiding in Leonardo da Vinci’s artwork

Scientists have turned to artifacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci on a quest to track down the legendary polymath’s ...

Scientists Hunt For Leonardo Da Vinci’s DNA In Artefacts

Scientists are tracing Vinci’s DNA from artworks and documents, seeking clues to his work despite disputed remains, with ...

Scientists may have extracted Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA from Renaissance artwork for first time

Some Y-chromosome DNA sequences from the “Holy Child” artwork and from a letter penned by one of Leonardo’s cousins appear to ...

Leonardo Da Vinci's Art May Be Hiding a Secret: His Own DNA

Researchers working on the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project believe the Renaissance Man left his DNA on the chalk drawing titled ...

Scientists have reported the possible discovery of Da Vinci's DNA in the "Holy Child" drawing

Scientists have announced the possible discovery of Leonardo da Vinci's DNA in one of his drawings, which in the future may ...

Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA potentially found in his sketch and scientists have extracted it

Scientists may have extracted Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA from a Renaissance sketch, sparking debates over authorship, while ...
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DNA Found on 500-year-old Renaissance Art Could Belong to Leonardo da Vinci

What if a single Renaissance drawing could reveal not just who made it, but the biological traces of Leonardo da Vinci ...

The REAL Da Vinci code: Scientists recover DNA from a Leonardo da Vinci drawing – and it could shed light on his genius

Scientists have recovered a sample of DNA from a Leonardo da Vinci drawing that could belong to the Renaissance polymath.

Searching for and perhaps finding Leonardo da Vinci's DNA

Scientists have found male DNA on a drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. They are linking it to other documents.
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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 ...