On 17-18 October 2003, the Fondazione per le Biotecnologie, the University of Turin and FAO organised an international workshop in Turin, Italy, entitled "Marker assisted selection: A fast track to increase genetic gain in plant and animal breeding?".

The proceedings of the workshop, with 11 papers covering crops, livestock, fruit trees and farmed fish, are now available, providing an up-to-date overview of the status regarding marker assisted selection.

See http://www.fao.org/biotech/Torino.htm or contact mail@fobiotech.org to request to receive the proceedings by e-mail.