Sampling techniques and genomic analysis of biological material from artworks.

ABSTRACT: The genomic analysis of biological material from artworks can be used to guide curation, preservation, and restoration. Additionally, human DNA recovered from artworks may provide other insights. However, the recovery of biological samples from artworks is dependent on the sampling technique used and the media from which the biological materials are recovered. The ideal sampling method should be noninvasive, yet robust. We studied five artworks on paper and compared three sampling methods, each with increasing degrees of invasiveness. Minimally invasive swabbing techniques collect samples from the surface, whereas more aggressive techniques such as wet vacuuming were expected to yield more biological material from within the support media and more likely to produce authentic DNA from the a

SUBMITTER: Roby RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11874228 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature