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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 diet - and Chinese scientists now think they know why. They say gorging ...
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Pandas Technically Could Eat Meat, So Why Do They Eat So Much Bamboo?
However, because bamboo has little protein, pandas can eat up to 12 hours a day ... are a key step in helping researchers understand how plant miRNA can transfer to animals, which may open the door to ...
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Why don't pandas eat more meat? Molecules found in bamboo may be behind their plant-based diet
The researchers believe that as pandas eat more bamboo as they grow ... The fact that miRNA could transmit signals from plants to animals may open doors for studying the treatment and prevention ...
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Why giant pandas would rather chomp on bamboo than eat meat
The research team believes that as pandas eat more bamboo as they grow ... the fact that miRNA could transmit signals from plants to animals, may open doors for studying the treatment and ...