Dear Participants, We have now put all of the messages from this FAO e-mail conference on 'GMOs in the pipeline' into a single PDF and made it available on the web. The file contains in chronological order - the first 2 messages I sent before the conference began (one of which contained the Background Document), - the 109 messages from participants posted during the 4-week conference - the final message I posted on 3 December closing the conference, providing also a brief summary about participation. It is available from the website of the FAO Biotechnology Forum (http://www.fao.org/biotech/biotech-forum/) or can be directly downloaded from http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/biotech/docs/conf18msgs.pdf (0.9 MB). I remind you that the messages are also available at the searchable archives https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?A0=Biotech-Room2-L . To see the messages from November 2012 sorted by date (latest on top), see: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind1211&L=Biotech-Room2-L&O=D&H=0&D=1&T=1 and to see the messages from December 2012 sorted by date (latest on top), see: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind1212&L=Biotech-Room2-L&O=D&H=0&D=1&T=1 In addition, because of its specific relevance to many of the issues raised in this conference, I provide information at the end of this message about the FAO Biosafety Resource Book, published in 2011 and freely available on the FAO website. Finally, once again, I would like to thank all of the people who contributed to this conference, for sharing their knowledge, ideas, experiences and expertise with the rest of us. With best regards John John Ruane, PhD Moderator, E-conference on GMOs in the pipeline, FAO Working Group on Biotechnology, E-mail address: [log in to unmask] FAO Biotechnology Forum: http://www.fao.org/biotech/biotech-forum/ FAO Biotechnology website: http://www.fao.org/biotech/ (in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian) The FAO "Biosafety Resource Book" was published in Summer 2011 and is based on materials from the training courses organized by FAO from 2002 to 2010 in the framework of its biosafety capacity development projects. The training courses were tailored to meet the needs of biosafety regulators, policy-makers and members of national biosafety committees. The courses aimed to offer them background knowledge critical in the process of reviewing biosafety dossiers and biosafety-related decision-making and to acquaint them with concepts and methodologies relevant to risk analysis of GMO release and biosafety management. The book consists of five Modules and special attention has been paid to avoid technical jargon and to keep the Modules scientifically accurate as well as accessible to non-specialists. Module A, by O. Brandenberg, Z. Dhlamini, A. Sensi, K. Ghosh and A. Sonnino, is an introduction to molecular biology and genetic engineering. It reviews the basic scientific concepts and principles used in producing GMOs, and provides a brief description of current and emerging uses of biotechnology in crops, livestock and fisheries. Module B, by E. Hodson de Jaramillo, A. Sensi, O. Brandenberg, K. Ghosh and A. Sonnino, is dedicated to ecological aspects. It provides the necessary background information on ecology and evolution needed to analyse and understand the consequences of introducing GMOs into the environment. Module C, by A. Sensi, O. Brandenberg, K. Ghosh and A. Sonnino, is on risk analysis. It provides basic information on biological risks, concepts, principles and methodologies of risk assessment, management and communication, focusing on crop biotechnology and environmental risk assessment of GM crops. Module D, by O. Brandenberg, A. Sensi, K. Ghosh and A. Sonnino, is entitled 'Test and post-release monitoring of GMOs'. It addresses the use and monitoring of GMOs under containment, confinement and limited field trials, as well as the monitoring of commercially released GMOs. Module E, by A.M. Zivian, A. Sensi and C. Bullón Caro, is about legal aspects. It provides an overview of the existing legal tools and frameworks on biotechnology and biosafety, and offers a thorough description of the international instruments that regulate biosafety and their interactions. All 5 Modules can be freely downloaded at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1905e/i1905e00.htm or contact sandra.tardioli (at) fao.org to receive a copy, providing your full postal address. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the Biotech-Room2-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=Biotech-Room2-L&A=1