The first brown panda known to science was a female named ... tiny structures found in cells that are responsible for skin and hair pigment in mammals. What’s more, the melanosomes were more ...

Qizai, a brown giant panda in captivity who was at the center of the scientific study, is seen on May 28, 2021. Li Yibo/Xinhua/Getty Images Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.

For years, scientists — and the public — in China have been fascinated by Qizai, the only brown-and-white panda in captivity ... pigmentation of the hair and skin. “The breakthrough of ...

The first brown panda known to science was a female named ... tiny structures found in cells that are responsible for skin and hair pigment in mammals. Piecing together his family tree ...

A team of biologists in China has reprogrammed skin cells from giant pandas into ... the group introduced a specific microRNA cluster to panda fibroblasts to generate the iPSCs.

This year, scientists took skin cells from this giant panda and transformed them into a kind of stem cell that can potentially become any kind of cell in the body. Imaginechina Limited / Alamy ...

Qizai, a brown giant panda in captivity who was at the center of the scientific study, is seen on May 28, 2021. Li Yibo/Xinhua/Getty Images Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.

The first brown panda known to science was a female named Dandan. A local ranger found the ailing bear in Foping County in Shaanxi province’s Qinling Mountains in March 1985. The panda was held ...

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — With its striking coloration, the giant panda is an instantly recognizable species. A handful of giant pandas that aren’t black-and-white, however, do exist. These ...

With its striking coloration, the giant panda is an instantly recognizable species. A handful of giant pandas that aren't black-and-white, however, do exist. These majestic creatures with brown ...