Scientists have just turned giant panda skin cells into stem cells

Here’s why that’s potentially a big deal for panda conservation

A giant panda nibbles on bamboo.

Xing Rong (shown) and another giant panda now have skin in the game when it comes to helping save the species: Their skin cells have been turned into a kind of stem cell that can potentially become any kind of cell in the body, including the precursors of eggs and sperm.