The researchers believe that by the time a baby panda grows up, it will develop the ability to pick the freshest and most nutritious bamboo, which enables them to adapt to a plant-based diet.

In the new study, Li and colleagues describe how they analyzed the blood from seven pandas, one of which was a juvenile, and found the presence of 57 miRNAs likely originating from their bamboo diet.

A new study suggests that microRNA from plants can enter the bloodstream of bears and facilitate adaptation to a herbivorous ...

The researchers believe that by the time a baby panda grows up, it will develop the ability to pick the freshest and most nutritious bamboo, which enables them to adapt to a plant-based diet.

"MiRNA in bamboo can enter giant pandas' bodies through diet, be absorbed by the intestine, enter the blood circulation, and then regulate when the giant panda's RNA transfers information ...

Red pandas are the puppies of the bear world. These endangered non-aggressive bears are protected in Myanmar, China, Bhutan, ...

National Panda Day highlights global conservation efforts to protect pandas from habitat loss and possible extinction.

Nepali police officer Jiwan Subba still feels pangs of regret decades after he bludgeoned a strange creature he found ...