| Acronym | Meaning |
| ELSI | Ethical |
| BDG | Batten's Disease Gene |
| NLGLP | National Laboratory Gene Library Project |
| BS/SCF | Biological Sequence/Structure Computational Facility |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology |
| MCD | Mouse Cytogenetic Database |
| CHI | Cambridge Healthtech Inst. |
| TIGR | The Inst. For Genomic Research |
| NCSA | National Center For Supercomputing Applications |
| ASCI | American Society For Clinical Investigation |