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- In the late 1990s it was reported that human DNA existed on the Shroud of Turin, and although in a generally degraded state, certain regions were sufficiently intact to clone and sequence three genes from bloodstained fibers: human betaglobin, amelogenin X and amelogenin Y.
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Oct 23, 2015 · The Shroud of Turin may be an authentic relic of Jesus or a medieval fake, but a DNA analysis of dust from the shroud won't settle the debate.
Oct 5, 2015 · DNA extracted from dust particles that were vacuumed from the Turin Shroud shows sequence profiles that identify numerous plant species and correspond to several distinct human mtDNA haplogroups.
- Gianni Barcaccia, Giulio Galla, Alessandro Achilli, Anna Olivieri, Antonio Torroni
- 10.1038/srep14484
- 2015
- Sci Rep. 2015; 5: 14484.
The Turin Shroud is traditionally considered to be the burial cloth in which the body of Jesus Christ. was wrapped after his death approximately 2000 years ago. Here, we report the main...
- Gianni Barcaccia, Giulio Galla, Alessandro Achilli, Anna Olivieri, Antonio Torroni
- 2015
Human DNA has been isolated from the Shroud of Turin, although the results remain rather limited and controversial. Indeed, it is unknown if such DNA truly originates from blood cells present on the cloth or is the result of contamination from exogenous sources.
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The Shroud of Turin (Italian: Sindone di Torino), also known as the Holy Shroud (Italian: Sacra Sindone), is a length of linen cloth that bears a faint image of the front and back of a man.
- Linen
- 4.4 m × 1.1 m (14 ft 5 in × 3 ft 7 in)
- 13th to 14th century
Here, a simple experimental approach is described for distinguishing endogenous versus exogenous DNA, which may help establish that DNA in the blood areas of the Shroud of Turin originated from white blood cells (lymphocytes) present on the cloth.
Oct 5, 2015 · The Turin Shroud is traditionally considered to be the burial cloth in which the body of Jesus Christ was wrapped after his death approximately 2000 years ago. Here, we report the main findings from the analysis of genomic DNA extracted from dust particles vacuumed from parts of the body image and the lateral edge used for radiocarbon dating.
