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

Genetic material from bamboo has been found in the blood of giant pandas, which may alter the feeding habits of these iconic ...

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

Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based diet - and Chinese scientists now think they know why. They say ...

Learn more about how miRNA may have regulated the gene expression in pandas, helping them adapt to eating more plants.

Giant pandas don't eat meat because chemicals in the bamboo they chomp on changing their tastes, suggests new research.

Giant pandas don't eat meat because chemicals in the bamboo they chomp on changing their tastes, suggests new research. Despite having digestive systems typical of carnivores, the diet of the ...