Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and from letters that may belong to the Renaissance ...

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

Researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project are working with a sketch that might have been drawn by the master.

Scientists hunting for the DNA of famed Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci say they’ve made a ...

Now scientists from the field of so-called arteomics, or the study of biological traces on artworks and other cultural ...

If a philomath were allowed to travel back in time, they would probably start their odyssey by visiting the studio of ...

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

DNA analysis of cultural artifacts shows diverse biological profiles, but contamination and mixed signals complicate historical lineage interpretation.

As 2004 begins, staff writer Valerie Strauss asked students and teachers across the country to describe their most interesting or effective assignment so far this ...