Rare Good News for Endangered Pandas

Researchers find strong genetic diversity among captive giant pandas.

By April Reese
Nov 26, 2014 6:00 AMNov 12, 2019 6:08 AM
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Captive giant pandas like Ju Xiao, shown here with one of the triplets she gave birth to in July, are genetically healthy, but it’s tough for her wild cousins to find a bamboo patch to call their own. | Chimelong Safari Park/Xinhua Press/Corbis

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