Researchers left baffled after 'evidence of melons' found on mysterious Turin Shroud

Scientists have identified traces of food DNA on the Shroud of Turin , a discovery that points to possible contamination of the ancient burial cloth. The relic is widely believed to have wrapped the body of Jesus Christ. An international team of researchers examined samples collected from the shroud in 1978. Their findings appeared in a preprint study published on bioRxiv in March . Rather than finding visible food remnants, the scientists detected plant material by sequencing microscopic fragme