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

In a New York City lab microbial geneticist Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe leaned over a fragile Renaissance drawing and gently ...

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

For the last decade, a group of researchers has been trying to find Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA—a formidable undertaking riddled with roadblocks. Now, they might be one step closer to achieving their goal ...

Learn about the Leonardo DNA Project and the diverse biological traces that survive on the surface of historical artifacts.

Scientists are one step closer to pinpointing fragments of Leonardo da Vinci’s elusive DNA. A team of researchers from the ...

Now scientists from the field of so-called arteomics, or the study of biological traces on artworks and other cultural ...

Researchers caution evidence remains preliminary but say genetic analysis could reshape how artworks are authenticated - ...