Scientists with the ambitious Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project think they have potentially snagged a sample of DNA from the ...

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

Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and from letters that may belong to the Renaissance ...

In a first, scientists have extracted DNA from a Renaissance-era drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, but they can't be ...

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

It is one of the most tantalising – and entertaining – puzzles in art, stretching from the Louvre to the Loire via, well, Norfolk. And our critic thinks he has just worked it out ...

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

Scientists may have extracted Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA from a Renaissance sketch, sparking debates over authorship, while ...

Scientists extracted DNA from a possible Leonardo da Vinci drawing that may provide genetic links to one of the most storied ...

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

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

Scientists think they may have recovered the DNA of virtuoso artist, engineer and scientist Leonardo da Vinci. Samples were ...