Turkiye: Mutant Black Sea trout produced with CRISPR technology

ERZURUM A mutant Black Sea trout was produced by Ataturk University, Faculty of Aquaculture, Department of Aquaculture, Prof. Dr. Abdulkadir Bayir and his team. Mutant fish produced with the 'CRISPR/Cas9' technique, known as 'an original technology that allows them to add, remove or change the DNA sequence', which was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020, grow and develop faster than normal fish. Prof. Dr. Bayir said that they would examine the produced mutant fish in detail in terms of food safety. In addition to being an important gene source, a TÜBİTAK-supported study was initiated under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Abdulkadir Bayir in order to grow the Black Sea trout, which has the ability to grow up to 26 kilograms, in a short time and make it available for the market. Trout eggs brought from the Black Sea were subjected to microinjection in a laboratory environment. Mutant Black Sea fish were produced in the laboratory with the 'CRISPR/Cas9' technique, which was ...