Captured in the wild and raised in tanks at UC Davis, Sacramento splittail fish with spinal deformities, like this one held by Rachel Johnson, have been traced to selenium exposure. Scientists used ...

Tinned fish bones become tender due to high-heat canning and are usually safe to eat. People with swallowing issues or GERD should avoid eating canned fish bones. Tinned fish provides essential ...

What she found is that embryos of the mutant fish have a single-letter change in their DNA that alters the way they build the bones and other structures that make up their spine, leaving them with a ...

Native fish discovered with spinal deformities in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in 2011 were exposed to high levels of selenium from their parents and food they ate as juveniles in the San ...