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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According to a new (but as-of-yet not peer-reviewed) study published in the preprint database bioRxiv, scientists began their ...

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 ...