July 6 New Leonardo Family Tree Press Release

July 6, 2021 press release from Terry Collins

Leonardo Da Vinci: New family tree spans 21 generations, 690 years, finds 14 living male descendants

Paper offers foundation to advance search for Leonardo’s DNA

Full news release text here

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ANSA, Italy
1) Caccia al Dna di Leonardo, trovati 14 discendenti viventi, click here

2) 14 living descendants found in hunt on for Leonardo’s DNA, click here

The Guardian, United Kingdom, Leonardo Da Vinci project finds 14 living male descendants, click here

Daily Mail, United Kingdom, Leonardo da Vinci’s family tree: Historians trace the Italian polymath’s descendants across 690 years and 21 generations – and find 14 living male relations, click here

Corriere Della Sera, Italy, Firenze, caccia al Dna di Leonardo: trovati 14 discendenti diretti del genio del Rinascimento, click here

La Repubblica, Italy, Impiegati, geometri e artigiani tra i discendenti in vita di Leonardo: così scopriremo il suo Dna, click here

In summary, the publication earned: 948 articles published by media in 34 languages in 72 countries

A combined potential reach (potential impressions for online articles only): 4.4 billion

June 18 Biology in Art press release

June 18, 2020 press release from Terry Collins

Biology in art: Genetic detectives ID microbes slowly ruining humanity’s treasures

DNA science may help restore, preserve historic works, unmask counterfeits; The trait elite baseball hitters share with Leonardo da Vinci: A ‘quick eye’ with higher ‘frames per second’ — a function of training, genetics, or both?

Full news release text: here

Example coverage

Agence France Presse

1) Microbes Could ‘help Save Old Masters’ And Catch Forgers, click here 
2)Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘quick eye’ may be key to Mona Lisa’s magnetism, click here

Agencia EFE

1) Identificar microbios en obras de arte abre la puerta a una mejor preservación, click here

2) La rapidez visual “súper desarrollada” de Da Vinci podría explicar la sonrisa de la Mona Lisa, click here

In summary, the publication earned: 172 articles published by media in 7 languages in 35 countries

A combined potential reach (potential impressions for online articles only): 626 million