The REAL da Vinci code

By News on the Net —— Bio and Archives May 6, 2016

Comments | Print This | Subscribe | Email Us

While the face of the Mona Lisa is famous the world over, the face of its painter Leonardo da Vinci is a mystery. But that all could change as a group of scientists are attempting to trace the artist and inventor's DNA. Researchers hope they will be able to reconstruct the face from genetic materials – such as hairs within a painting - while bones could allow researchers to reconstruct the face of the Italian polymath. Read more: