Researchers from the University of Maryland, College Park, may have captured ancient DNA from the Italian High Renaissance scientist and artist Leonardo da Vinci and from his family, according to the ...

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

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

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

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

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

What if a single Renaissance drawing could reveal not just who made it, but the biological traces of Leonardo da Vinci ...