DNA on the Shroud of Turin Reveals Plant, Animal and Human ...
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The DNA of the Shroud of Turin: Surprising Revelations About the Cloth Wrapped Around Jesus Published in a Scientific Journal - ZENIT
(ZENIT News / Rome, 07.23.2026).- The latest genetic study of the Shroud of Turin does not deliver the definitive verdict that some headlines may have promised. It offers something more scientifically valuable: a detailed record of the biological traces accumulated by one of the world’s most debated religious objects over centuries of human contact, environmental exposure and conservation. Published in Scientific Reports, part of the Nature publ…
The Shroud of Turin is one of the most studied religious relics in the world. A new study has now revealed that the legendary linen cloth has accumulated a surprisingly diverse mix of genetic traces over the centuries. The scientists found DNA from humans, bacteria, fungi, plants and animals on it. However, they emphasize that their work is not intended to decide whether it is indeed the burial shroud of Jesus Christ.
Scientists have re-examined the famous Shroud of Turin, using state-of-the-art analytical methods capable of detecting traces of DNA hundreds of years old. Thanks to this, they found a genetic trace on the relic not only of humans, but also of animals, plants and bacteria.
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The Shroud of Turin, one of the most studied and controversial relics of Christendom, has been subjected to a new scientific scrutiny that, without resolving the debate on its chronology or authenticity, opens an unprecedented way to understand its biological history. Researchers in the field of forensic chemistry and molecular biology have [...]
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