| Acronym | Meaning |
| GSA | Genetics Societies Of America |
| EMBL | European Mol. Biol. Lab. |
| DOE | Department Of Energy |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| BACR | British Association For Cancer Research |
| PIR | Protein Info. Resource |
| ECB | European Congress On Biotechnology |
| DMD | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
| IBC | International Business Communications |
| NFID | National Foundation For Infectious Diseases |