| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECB | European Congress On Biotechnology |
| RFLP | Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism |
| QDFM | Quantitative DNA Fiber Mapping |
| OPRR | Office Of Protection From Res. Risks |
| EL.B.A. | ELectronics And Biotechnology Advanced |
| BIO | Biotechnology Industry Organization |
| NYAS | New York Academy Of Science |
| ISQL | Interactive Standard Query Language |
| INRIA | French Natl. Inst. For Research In Computer Science And Control |
| IMACS | International Association For Mathematics And Computers In Simulation |