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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 sure that the genetic material belongs to the Italian polymath.

Scientists may have extracted Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA from artwork

Scientists may have extracted Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA from Renaissance artwork for first time - Researchers collect trace DNA from ‘Holy Child’ drawing and letters written by Italian polymath’s ancest ...
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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According to a new (but as-of-yet not peer-reviewed) study published in the preprint database bioRxiv, scientists began their search for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA by gently swabbing the 15th-century ...