| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABRF | Association Of Biomolecular Resource Facilities |
| AIBS | Am. Inst. Of Biol. Soc. |
| NIH | National Institutes Of Health |
| DDBJ | DNA Data Bank Of Japan |
| ASCB | American Society For Cell Biology |
| BP | Base Pair |
| IOR | Institute Of Religion |
| ORISE | Oak Ridge Inst. For Science And Education |
| IMAGE | Integrated Molecular Analysis Of Gene Expression |
| MBL | Marine Biological Laboratory |