Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA may be hiding in his artwork, researchers say

Genetic clues may be hiding in Leonardo da Vinci’s artwork

Artist, inventor and anatomist Leonardo da Vinci was the definition of a Renaissance man — and scientists are aiming to unlock the secrets of his genius on a genetic level.

Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA may be hiding in his artwork, researchers say

Scientists have turned to artifacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci on a quest to track down the legendary polymath’s elusive DNA.

Scientists unlock the Da Vinci code by examining one of his artworks

Red chalk drawing called Holy Child that has been examined by scientists could hold the key to the legendary historical figure

With the lightest touch, scientists search da Vinci's art for DNA

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

Could Leonardo da Vinci's DNA Be Hiding Inside One of His Renaissance Sketches?

Scientists have discovered male human DNA on a chalk drawing that may have been created by the famous artist and scientist. But they cannot definitively link the genetic material, nor the sketch, to Leonardo

Scientists Find DNA in a Leonardo da Vinci Drawing

What does it mean to discover genetic material from an iconic artists who’d been dead for years? In the recent book Wild Thing: A Biography of Paul Gaugin, Sue Prideaux discussed how the discovery of several of Gaugin’s teeth have prompted some historians to rethink what they believed about the artist’s life. What, then, would the implications be of having DNA from one of the Renaissance’s most famous and influential minds?That question isn’t ex…