Panda poop as biofuel: who’d have thought?

The thing I like most about science is the types of projects you get when you bring in someone from an entirely different field who has new fresh ideas.  I definitely wouldn’t have thought to study the bacteria that create a special enzyme that help pandas to...

First cubs born in Bifengxia

Zhang Ka gave birth to twins on August 20 in a semi-wild enclosure at Bifengxia (BFX).  Zhang Ka mated with Bai Yang (such a handsome and the keepers say “experienced” male) on March 22, 23 and gave birth 5 months later. There are two cubs one male and one...
Gearing up for China & Pandas

Gearing up for China & Pandas

We’re gearing up for China.  For such a long stint abroad there are many ducks we have to get in a row: visas, apartments to live in, and research equipment to buy and ship.  We just bought our plan tickets which is always the first, and most exciting, step in...