Genetically modified food is a vital issue that affects us all. While most of us only care about what we eat and how food tastes, there is very little attention paid to how food is produced. In this essay, I would like to discuss how genetically modified chicken is produced, its dangers and benefits, and highlight some social concerns regarding this issue. To learn about genetically modified food, we must understand genetic engineering, which is an artificial way of modifying an organism's genes, which does not occur under natural conditions. Genetic engineering involves the use of recombinant DNA techniques, but does not include traditional animal and plant breeding or mutagenesis. Any organism modified by genes using this technology is considered a genetically modified organism. Between 1997 and 1999, genetically modified (GM) foods suddenly appeared in 2/3 of all processed foods in the United States. The reason was the ruling of the Supreme Court (a competent court in the United States) which allowed genetically modified foods to become a kind of marketable commodity. Since then, thousands of applications for experimental genetically modified organisms, locally or abroad, have been submitted to the United States Patent Office. Some of these organisms that will be subjected to the experiments are quite unusual. Chicken has always been a popular food among us. Many traders tried to find ways to genetically modify them in order to obtain better raw materials for their use. The popularity of GM chicken has increased significantly in recent years. The classification of GM chicken: Gallus (genus), Gallus gallus (specific). GM chickens must undergo the same procedures as other GM organisms to become more favorable and useful in certain respects... half of the document... AY.com. 29 February 2000. Web. 02 January 2011. "GM feed does not produce GM chicken." Poultry, poultry health, welfare, diseases, poultry news, articles, chicken photos, poultry photos. Network. 02 January 2011. .5 "Genetically modified chicken that could be a cure for skin cancer is born; Dolly's team creates a chicken with an anti-melanoma drug in its eggs. - Free online library." Free News, Magazines, Newspapers, Magazines, Reference Articles & Classic Books - Free Online Library. Network. January 2, 2011. "YouTube - GM Food and you." YouTube: Broadcast yourself. Network. 02 January. 2011. .