Tiny scraps of genetic material from bamboo might influence the genes of pandas, helping them adapt to a mostly bamboo diet.

Scientists discovered that bamboo's miRNA enters giant pandas' blood, influencing their feeding habits and taste perception.

Despite having digestive systems typical of carnivores, their diet consists almost entirely of bamboo. The post Why giant ...

Giant pandas have digestive systems that are typical for carnivores. Yet, bamboo is their main source of food. They have ...

Even though they're in the animal kingdom's order of Carnivora – carnivorous species – Giant pandas spend up to 16 hours a ...

(CNN) — Pandas famously love bamboo ... pathways of giant pandas, all of which are related to their feeding habits,” he said. The researchers believe that by the time a baby panda grows ...

When you think of bamboo, you probably don't think of the world's longest bridge-and-tunnel sea crossing spanning 34 miles ...

Despite their carnivorous digestive systems, giant pandas thrive on bamboo, and now scientists may have uncovered a key reason why. Researchers found that microRNAs from bamboo enter pandas’ bodies ...

The research team believes that as pandas eat more bamboo as they grow ... Li added: “The giant panda is a very precious national treasure in our country, and blood samples are not easy to ...