--- title: 6 Genetically Modified Foods That Changed the World description: As the FDA gets ready to vote on an application to bring the first genetically modified (GM) food animal — a salmon — to market,... canonical: https://time.com/archive/7144209/6-genetically-modified-foods-that-changed-the-world/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2010-09-20T19:50:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-16T11:33:45.219Z article:section: Health og:title: 6 Genetically Modified Foods That Changed the World og:description: As the FDA gets ready to vote on an application to bring the first genetically modified (GM) food animal — a salmon — to market,... og:url: https://time.com/archive/7144209/6-genetically-modified-foods-that-changed-the-world/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7c9406076a47febe/698a955fc9e941399f123ce9/farmcropped.jpg?branch=production&width=307&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 307 og:image:height: 173 og:image:alt: A farmer sprays his cornfield in Hills, Iowa og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 6 Genetically Modified Foods That Changed the World twitter:description: As the FDA gets ready to vote on an application to bring the first genetically modified (GM) food animal — a salmon — to market,... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7c9406076a47febe/698a955fc9e941399f123ce9/farmcropped.jpg?branch=production&width=307&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Health](/section/health/) # 6 Genetically Modified Foods That Changed the World > Sponsored content. 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Conditions worsened for corn and soybean crops in the Midwest last week as already water-soaked regions were hit with more rain and flooding, the Agriculture Department said in a report on Monday. REUTERS/Frank Polich (UNITED STATES) A farmer sprays his cornfield in Hills, Iowa June 16, 2008\. Conditions worsened for corn and soybean crops in the Midwest last week as already water-soaked regions were hit with more rain and flooding, the Agriculture Department said in a report on Monday. REUTERS/Frank Polich (UNITED STATES) REUTERS by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) Sep 20, 2010 7:50 PM UTC As the FDA gets ready to vote on an application to [bring the first genetically modified (GM) food animal — a salmon — to market](http://healthland.time.com/2010/09/19/frankenfish-may-soon-be-spawning-is-genetically-modified-salmon-safe/), Healthland pauses to consider the social contribution of genetically modified crops throughout history. Genetic modification occurs when scientists isolate a gene from one plant or animal and successfully introduce that gene to another plant or animal, thus changing its genetic code and function. 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