Why don't pandas eat more meat? Molecules found in bamboo may be behind their plant-based diet
Giant pandas have digestive systems that are typical for carnivores. Yet, bamboo is their main source of food. They have ...
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Giant pandas' taste for bamboo is literally written in their genes
Scientists discovered that bamboo's miRNA enters giant pandas' blood, influencing their feeding habits and taste perception.
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Why giant pandas would rather chomp on bamboo than eat meat
Now a new study, published in the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science, indicates that molecules found in bamboo may be ...
Pandas eat bamboo instead of going with their gut. Scientists explain why
Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals’ actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based ...
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Sneaky bamboo can control the genes of the pandas eating it, scientists discover
Tiny scraps of genetic material from bamboo might influence the genes of pandas, helping them adapt to a mostly bamboo diet.
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Pandas "tricked" into becoming the world's biggest bamboo fans
Even though they're in the animal kingdom's order of Carnivora – carnivorous species – Giant pandas spend up to 16 hours a ...
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Why don’t pandas eat more meat? Molecules found in bamboo may be behind their plant-based diet
MiRNA from plants can be absorbed through food. Now, researchers in China have explored if plant-derived miRNA can enter giant pandas’ systems and regulate gene expression and thereby aid ...
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Why giant pandas would rather chomp on bamboo than eat meat
MiRNA from plants can be absorbed through food. The Chinse team explored if plant-derived miRNA can enter giant pandas’ systems and regulate gene expression and thereby aid adaptation to a ...