Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:Scientists are trying to sequence the DNA of Leonardo da Vinci to identify if the remains at his interment site really are his. That’s the idea behind the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project, which aims to accurately answer a simple question: since we couldn’t sequence Leonardo’s DNA in the 1500s, are his bones at Amboise Castle really his? Related Story Surgeon Discovers New Math in Da Vinci DrawingBecause the legendary Renaissance artist had no children, researchers Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato of the Leonardo Da Vinci Heritage Association started with old-school genealogy, publishing Genìa Da Vinci. Genealogy and Genetics for Leonardo’s DNA. Related Story Leonardo da Vinci-Drawn Tunnels Revealed in MilanThe individual from whom the fragments came was identified as male, according to Phys.org.