| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABIC | Agricultural Biotechnology Intl. Conf. |
| HGN | Human Genome News |
| IARC | International Agency For Research On Cancer |
| CEPH | Centre D'Etude Du Polymorphisme Humain |
| IG | IntelliGenetics |
| NHGRI | Natl. Human Genome Res. Inst. |
| ECB | European Congress On Biotechnology |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| IMA | Institute For Mathematics And Its Applications |