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Scientists may have extracted Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA from Renaissance artwork for first time

Some Y-chromosome DNA sequences from the “Holy Child” artwork and from a letter penned by one of Leonardo’s cousins appear to belong to a genetic grouping of people with a shared ancestry in Tuscany, where the painter was born, according to the study. Some of the DNA may be from da Vinci himself, Science Magazine reported.

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Traces of Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA May Have Been Discovered on a Red Chalk Drawing Called Holy Child

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Leonardo da Vinci's DNA may be embedded in his art — and scientists think they've managed to extract some

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Ancient skeletons reveal viruses embedded in human DNA

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...

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These Ancient Human Genes Could Be the Key to Longevity

Some DNA passed down from ancient hunter-gatherers has been found to be a crucial force in living to be 100 years old.

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DNA study reveals modern humans evolved from two ancient groups

Scientists have long debated how modern humans evolved. For decades, most researchers agreed that Homo sapiens came from one ancestral group in Africa, dating back 200,000 to 300,000 years. But new ...

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Viruses that infect most babies may be hiding in human DNA

Ancient DNA reveals that childhood viruses lived with humans for thousands of years, reshaping how we understand human and ...

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