| Acronym | Meaning |
| EDS | Electronic Data Submission |
| STRP | Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism |
| NASA | Natl. Aeronautics And Space Administration |
| ASIS | American Society For Information Science |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organisation |
| IOM | Institute Of Medicine |
| ICGEB | International Centre For Genetic Engineering And Biotechnology |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| AAP | Association Of American Physicians |
| ES | Embryonic Stem |