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

"Today's giant pandas are part of the group of carnivores ... Specialization in the panda's diet only came about late in its evolution," said Professor Madelaine Böhme from the Senckenberg ...

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.

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

Li said: “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, ...

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

MiRNA plays “a role in regulating the gene expression of giant pandas,” said Dr Li ... according to the study. Though the panda’s diet consists almost entirely of bamboo leaves, stems ...

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 ...