# The stains are blood.

> Most likely: The stains are blood.

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# The stains are blood.

The stains are blood.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Haem and protein tests are positive; human DNA from the stains.

## What would rule it out

- Pigment and no blood proteins in the stain fibres.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[Chemical tests identified blood components.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/evidence/EVD0CWY2R3W3Z0K/chemical-tests-identified-blood-components)

Supported

FOR

[DNA from dust shows many human lineages, so contamination is pervasive.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/evidence/EVD0CWY2RBP2W4Z/dna-from-dust-shows-many-human-lineages-so-contamination-is)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Are the red-brown stains blood?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/questions/QST0CWY2HGY52KJ/are-the-red-brown-stains-blood)

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Most likelyThe stains are blood

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The stains are blood. [Answer ANS0CWY2QW254HF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CWY2QW254HF
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