"As Sascha Pare reports at Live Science, a group of researchers have discovered DNA in a drawing believed to have been made by Leonardo da Vinci. This doesn't mean that the DNA belongs to da Vinci, however - only that it is genetic material. (In other words, we're not quite at The Da Vinci Clone status yet.) But the idea of a work of art containing DNA from someone who has been dead for centuries is still a big deal."
"They argued that these findings "demonstrate the feasibility as well as limitations of combining metagenomics and human DNA marker analysis for cultural heritage science." As Richard Stone writes in Science, some ambiguity about whether the sketch used in the study - Holy Child - is the work of da Vinci or someone else in his orbit. The study also analyzed other genetic materials from members of da Vinci's family; the scientists found evidence of a family connected to an ancestor hailing from Tuscany."
Researchers detected genetic material on a drawing believed to be by Leonardo da Vinci, though the DNA may not originate from Leonardo himself. The genetic material demonstrates that works of art can retain ancient DNA, opening possibilities for linking objects to individuals or families. Findings demonstrated feasibility and limitations of combining metagenomics and human DNA marker analysis for cultural heritage science. Analysis identified genetic markers consistent with a family connected to an ancestor from Tuscany. Destruction of the gravesite and absence of known descendants complicate definitive attribution based solely on DNA evidence.
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