| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIH | National Institutes Of Health |
| NCI | Natl. Cancer Institute |
| UW | University Of Washington |
| USDA | U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture |
| ICRF | Imperial Cancer Research Fund |
| ABA | Australian Biotechnol. Assoc. |
| SIMS | Societal Institute Of The Mathematical Sciences |
| NLM | National Library Of Medicine |
| CONTIG | Consortium Of Teachers In Genetics |
| EMS | Environmental Mutagen Society |