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Chris Simms

Shroud of Turin, claimed to be Jesus' burial cloth, contaminated with carrot and red coral DNA

A black and white photo of a ripped brown cloth with impressions of a man with a beard wearing a crown in it.

The Shroud of Turin, which some people claim is Jesus' burial cloth, contains the DNA of multiple people, along with a huge array of other species, including carrots, melons and red coral.

Some of the DNA traces suggest there's an influence from India, which could mean the cloth originated there, researchers argue in a new study.

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