Researchers with Rockefeller University's Leonardo Da Vinci DNA Project in New York have pored through 620 years worth of documentation in order to trace the male lineage of artist Leonardo da Vinci, and believe they have found 14 of his living relatives. Listen: Researcher talks about the Leonardo da Vinci's living relatives:Da Vinci was born in the Tuscan town of Vinci in 1452 to unwed parents, and little is known about his mother. Jesse Ausubel is the head of the Leonard Da Vinci DNA Project at Rockefeller University in New York. Next step: DNA verificationThe Leonardo Da Vinci DNA Project hopes to one day find an actual sample of Da Vinci's DNA, possibly in one of his notebooks that are housed in museums and libraries around the world. Well, if it matches the DNA of the descendants of his half-brothers, then we know it's Da Vinci DNA," he said.

Source: CBC News July 08, 2021 22:30 UTC