A centuries-old sketch may be holding more than artistic secrets—it might carry traces of Leonardo da Vinci himself. A team ...

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

Researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project are working with a sketch that might have been drawn by the master.

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

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

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

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 ...

Although the results aren't conclusive, the technique used to gather the DNA represents a significant milestone in the study ...

DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave.

Around 45 percent of human DNA is made up of transposable elements, or TEs—genetic leftovers from now-extinct viruses that scientists once believed to be “junk DNA.” But that view is changing, and a ...

A large genetic study shows that many people carry DNA sequences that slowly expand as they get older. Common genetic ...

Archaeologists recovered the naturally mummified remains of more than 100 Indigenous Yakuts who were buried in Siberia ...