Giant pandas have digestive systems that are typical for carnivores. Yet, bamboo is their main source of food. They have evolved several features; for example, pseudo thumbs to grasp bamboo and ...

“We showed that plant-derived miRNAs are present in the blood of giant pandas,” said Feng Li, a researcher at China West Normal University and senior author of the study, in a press release. “Our ...

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 ...

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

"Furthermore, we found that plant-derived miRNAs can modulate dopamine metabolism in giant pandas, thereby influencing their food preferences. This study shows that plant-derived miRNAs can enter ...

A wild sub-adult giant panda safely returned to its habitat in a nature reserve in Meigu County, SW China's Sichuan, after briefly wandering into a ...