| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIBS | Am. Inst. Of Biol. Soc. |
| EORTC | European Organization For Research And Treatment Of Cancer |
| BTP | Biotechnology Training Programs |
| GAS | Genome Automation System |
| WSES | World Scientific And Engineering Society |
| HAEC | Human Artificial Episomal Chromosome |
| FISH | Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational |
| IUBMB | Intl. Union Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology |
| HGP | Human Genome Project |