| Acronym | Meaning |
| NABT | Natl. Assoc. Of Biology Teachers |
| BSCS | Biological Sciences Curriculum Study |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| DOE | Department Of Energy |
| BIO | Biotechnology Industry Organization |
| GMCRF | General Motors Cancer Res. Foundation |
| NCGR | National Center For Genome Resources |
| PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| EURESCO | European Research Conferences |
| QDFM | Quantitative DNA Fiber Mapping |