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Leonardo da Vinci's DNA may be embedded in his art — and scientists think they've managed to extract some

In a first, scientists have extracted DNA from a Renaissance-era drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, but they can't be ...
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Leonardo da Vinci DNA May Be Preserved on 15th-Century Drawing

Researchers find trace DNA on a Renaissance drawing linked to Leonardo da Vinci, showing how fragile artworks can preserve ...
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Those 'DNA knots' weren't knots at all, and the truth is stranger

For decades, biology textbooks taught that DNA’s story could be told with a single image: two elegant strands twisting in a ...

Scientists may have extracted Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA from Renaissance artwork for first time

Some Y-chromosome DNA sequences from the “Holy Child” artwork and from a letter penned by one of Leonardo’s cousins appear to ...

Is this Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA? Scientists may have finally found his genetic trace on Renaissance art

Scientists have recovered trace DNA from Renaissance drawings and letters linked to Leonardo da Vinci, using minimally ...

How An HIV Drug Is Now Helping People With Genetic Diseases

An HIV-derived nucleoside therapy now treats rare genetic diseases by restoring mitochondrial DNA and improving muscle ...
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A Novel Type of Mitochondrial DNA Damage is ID'ed

The tiny little powerhouses of our cells, the mitochondria, are unique among organelles because they carry their own tiny ...
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Critical Coordinator of DNA Repair During Cell Division Identified

Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London identified the CIP2A–TOPBP1 complex as a master regulator of DNA ...

CRISPR Breakthrough Could Rewrite Future of Genetic Disease Treatment

A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly ...
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Viruses that infect most babies may be hiding in human DNA

Ancient DNA reveals that childhood viruses lived with humans for thousands of years, reshaping how we understand human and ...
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Aging Makes DNA Less Stable Than We Thought

Analyzing genomes from over 900,000 people, researchers found that short DNA repeats expand and destabilize with age. Common ...
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Stray DNA is all around us. It could revolutionize conservation

On a warm, sunny day in April, biologists David Duffy and Jessica Farrell prepare to motor down the Matanzas River on a small boat to catalog the area’s aquatic life. Ripples signal the river’s lazy ...