Giant pandas don't eat meat because chemicals in the bamboo they chomp on changing their tastes, suggests new research.
Despite their carnivorous digestive systems, giant pandas thrive on bamboo, and now scientists may have uncovered a key reason why. Researchers found that microRNAs from bamboo enter pandas’ bodies ...
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