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Humanist Archives: Jan. 29, 2026, 7:39 a.m. Humanist 39.305 - the real Da Vinci?

				
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        Date: 2026-01-29 00:38:27+00:00
        From: Henry Schaffer <hes@ncsu.edu>
        Subject: "The Real Da Vinci Code"

That's the cute title of a serious article
https://www.science.org/content/article/have-scientists-found-leonardo-da-vinci-
s-dna
"Scholars on a quixotic quest to identify Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA achieve a
milestone"
A lot of progress in this area - and also discussion on a biological
 question related to why people care so much.

--henry schaffer


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