| Acronym | Meaning |
| SIVB | Society For In Vitro Biology |
| AEC | Atomic Energy Commission |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| MRC | Medical Research Council |
| GBASE | Genome Database Of The Mouse |
| NHGRI | Natl. Human Genome Res. Inst. |
| ASCB | American Society For Cell Biology |
| BER | Biological And Environmental Research |
| OBER | Office Of Biological And Environmental Research |
| BACR | British Association For Cancer Research |