| Acronym | Meaning |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |
| STRP | Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism |
| ECB | European Congress On Biotechnology |
| EORTC | European Organization For Research And Treatment Of Cancer |
| NAPBC | Natl. Action Plan On Breast Cancer |
| ASM | American Society For Microbiology |
| FISH | Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization |
| ASLME | American Society Of Law |
| CAE | Capillary Array Electrophoresis |