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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 ...
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Scientists extract DNA from drawing that could connect to Leonardo da Vinci

Researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project are working with a sketch that might have been drawn by the master.
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Possible DNA of Leonardo da Vinci extracted from some of his works of art

An international team of scientists has, for the first time, applied a minimally invasive genetic analysis technique to ...
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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According to a new (but as-of-yet not peer-reviewed) study published in the preprint database bioRxiv, scientists began their ...
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Da Vinci's DNA Is Potentially in The Hands of Scientists

Scientists with the ambitious Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project think they have potentially snagged a sample of DNA from the ...
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Leonardo da Vinci DNA May Be Preserved on 15th-Century Drawing

Researchers find trace DNA on a Renaissance drawing linked to Leonardo da Vinci, showing how fragile artworks can preserve biological clues.
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Leonardo da Vinci DNA discovered in Renaissance drawing

DNA presumed to belong to Italian Renaissance artist and scientific genius Leonardo da Vinci has been discovered, sparking interest in whether his genius can be genetically proven or if it could help ...