| Acronym | Meaning |
| SIMS | Societal Institute Of The Mathematical Sciences |
| NFID | National Foundation For Infectious Diseases |
| ASCI | American Society For Clinical Investigation |
| ERDA | Energy Research And Development Administration |
| EST | Expressed Sequence Tag |
| NABT | Natl. Assoc. Of Biology Teachers |
| KB | Kilobase |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| NIST | Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technology |
| NSTA | National Science Teachers Association |