| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABA | Australian Biotechnol. Assoc. |
| ASLME | American Society Of Law |
| HICSS | Hawaii Intl. Conf. On Systems Sci. |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| IU | Indiana University |
| ISAG | Intl. Society For Animal Genetics |
| FISH | Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization |
| SCI | Society Of Chemical Industry |
| ISTR | Institute For Science Training And Research |