| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESF | European Science Foundation |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |
| NSTA | National Science Teachers Association |
| FRAXA | Fragile X Locus |
| STM | Scanning Tunneling Microscope |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| ICPEMC | International Commission On Protection Against Environmental Mutagens And Carcinogens |
| IGES | International Genetics Epidemiology Societies |
| MDA | Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. |
| PIR | Protein Info. Resource |