China Creates Boneless Fish via Gene Editing

Scientists in China have created a special kind of fish called 'Zhongke No.

6' that has no tiny bones inside its meat.

Normally, fish like carp have lots of small bones that can be hard to eat and might cause choking.

The scientists used a special tool called CRISPR-Cas9 to turn off a specific gene in the fish embryos.

This gene, called runx2b, is responsible for making those tiny bones.

By turning it off, the fish grows up without those bones but still has a normal skeleton.

The new fish also grows faster, needs less food, and is more resistant to diseases.

This makes it easier and cheaper to farm.

The scientists worked on this for six years and think this could help make other fish easier to eat and farm in the future.