| Acronym | Meaning |
| AHA | American Heart Association |
| SNRNP | Small Nuclear Ribonucleo Protein Particle |
| BIO | Biotechnology Industry Organization |
| ASB | American Society For Biotechnology |
| PFGE | Pulsed-field Gel Electrophresis |
| ISAG | Intl. Society For Animal Genetics |
| NFCR | National Foundation For Cancer Research |
| NSTA | National Science Teachers Association |
| EURESCO | European Research Conferences |
| UNC | University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill |