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

Five centuries after Leonardo da Vinci died, scientists are probing a startling possibility: that microscopic traces of his ...

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

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Science correspondent Richard Stone about recent developments in the search for Leonardo da ...

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

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

A discovery in the hunt for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA could uncover lost artworks and shed light on his genius. The Leonardo da ...

Researchers report having collected DNA they believe to belong to the legendary artist Leonardo da Vinci, offering new ...

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 ...

This week researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project announced they have made the kind of breakthrough you might ...

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