http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A detailed genome map of the giant panda completed by Chinese scientists has shown that the notoriously shy animal is genetically similar to the dog, state media reported Sunday. http://www.physorg.com/news179934880.html Biology Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:30:01 EST news179934880 (AP) -- Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda. http://www.physorg.com/news176878720.html Biology Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:59:42 EST news176878720 (AP) -- Sixty pandas relocated last year from a famous Chinese nature reserve after their breeding center was severely damaged by a massive earthquake will return home after repairs in 2012. http://www.physorg.com/news172671107.html Biology Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:30:01 EST news172671107 China's wild panda population has remained stable despite last year's Sichuan earthquake that damaged key areas of the endangered species' habitat, state press said Saturday. http://www.physorg.com/news172564641.html Biology Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:00:01 EST news172564641 The world's first panda robot is taking shape at a cutting-edge lab in Taiwan where an ambitious group of scientists hope to add new dimensions to the island's reputation as a high-tech power. http://www.physorg.com/news172395058.html Electronics Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:31:30 EST news172395058 A giant panda in northern China has given birth to twins, state media said Wednesday in rare good news for a species facing the threat of extinction. http://www.physorg.com/news169892678.html Biology Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:40:11 EST news169892678 China's giant panda could be extinct in just two to three generations as rapid economic development is infringing on its way of life, state media said on Monday, citing an expert at conservation group WWF. http://www.physorg.com/news169699401.html Biology Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:44:08 EST news169699401 China is to retrace the steps of the French missionary who made giant pandas known to the West to mark the 140th anniversary of their discovery by the outside world, state media said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news169211821.html Biology Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:30:01 EST news169211821 (AP) -- The San Diego Zoo's pandas have become such cyber-stars that their Panda Cam got caught in a popularity crunch. http://www.physorg.com/news168966755.html Biology Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:12:50 EST news168966755 (AP) -- Prized San Diego Zoo panda Bai Yun gave birth Wednesday to her fifth cub after a 130-day pregnancy that zookeepers said ended with an apparently pleasant labor. http://www.physorg.com/news168716320.html Biology Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:00:04 EST news168716320 (AP) -- China announced the first successful birth of a panda cub from artificial insemination using frozen sperm, giving a new option for the famously unfertile endangered species, officials said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news167637139.html Biology Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:30:02 EST news167637139 (AP) -- Thousands of excited visitors flocked Saturday to a zoo in northern Thailand for the first public viewing of a baby panda, which has been featured on Thai front pages almost every day since her birth six weeks ago. http://www.physorg.com/news165935879.html Biology Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:18:15 EST news165935879 Researchers from the Monell Center report that the red panda is the first non-primate mammal to display a liking for the artificial sweetener aspartame. This unexpected affinity for an artificial sweetener may reflect structural variation in the red panda's sweet taste receptor. http://www.physorg.com/news159022758.html Biology Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:01:18 EST news159022758