| Acronym | Meaning |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |
| MIMBD | Meet. On The Interconnection Of Mol. Biol. Databases |
| IMAGE | Integrated Molecular Analysis Of Gene Expression |
| IBEX | International Biotechnology EXpo |
| RAPD | Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA |
| CIMB | Center For International Meeting On Biology |
| PIR | Protein Info. Resource |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| NSGC | National Society Of Genetic Counselors |
| PACHG | Program Advisory Committee On The Human Genome |