| Acronym | Meaning |
| MBC | Massachusetts Biotechnology Council |
| BER | Biological And Environmental Research |
| AAAI | American Association ForArtificial Intelligence |
| CDNA | Complementary DNA |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology |
| NAPBC | Natl. Action Plan On Breast Cancer |
| NBAC | Natl. Bioethics Advisory Commission |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| MNBWS | Miami Nature Biotechnology Winter Symposium |
| OMIM | Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man |