Applied Biosystems Release: Advances In Genetic Analysis Technology Aid Wild Salmon Conservation And Species Management; International Researchers Convene In Alaska To Discuss How SNP Genotyping Can Further Wildlife Conservation Efforts

ANCHORAGE, Alaska & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2006--Today in Anchorage, Alaska, international researchers will convene to discuss the use of the latest advances in genetic analysis technology to address the conservation and management of wild salmon in the Pacific Ocean. The conference is the second annual meeting of a multi-national group working to apply the latest advances in DNA analysis to track salmon migration patterns and species intermixing to identify risk factors that may affect the health of these commercially and environmentally important fish species