Scientists play a large role in the productivity of society. Genetically modified foods and selective breeding help with this production but with many things there are its pros and cons. The article, “Growing pains of a selectively bred chicken” provides information about what scientists are really doing to chickens we buy at our local supermarket. In 1976 the weight of chickens were increasing from 1kg in six weeks of age to 2.6kg in the same time period and still increasing. Broiler chickens were becoming massively too big for their bodies and suffered from heart failure and lameness. The chicken marketers selectively bred these chickens to become larger in a certain time period; this benefited productions and helped sell more chickens in order to make more money. Societies concern on this topic is that chickens are going through inhumane treatment and are suffering from its results. Genetically modifying organisms, also called "genetically engineering" is when you combined genes from different organisms. This is done to many of our foods today. Scientists have genetically engineered bananas in order for them to produce human vaccines against infectious diseases like hepatitis B. This has become beneficial to humanity by providing health. This is a new process and some risks are yet unknown. I believe that society should be more concerned on the subject of selective breeding. This has caused abnormalities to organisms and it is purely in humane, selective breeding is putting innocent animals through pain in order to sell more and gain more moneys. Gregor Mandel would be ashamed of science if he knew what science has brought to those innocent chickens, he would probably be very pleased with the knowledge that has been discovered but the way it's been used for profit is just shameful. Poor chickens.
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