| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICPEMC | International Commission On Protection Against Environmental Mutagens And Carcinogens |
| CDNA | Complementary DNA |
| NCSL | National Conference Of State Legislatures |
| IMACS | International Association For Mathematics And Computers In Simulation |
| BER | Biological And Environmental Research |
| HNPCC | Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer |
| EMBL | European Mol. Biol. Lab. |
| ISTR | Institute For Science Training And Research |
| DHHS | Dept. Of Health And Human Services |
| STRP | Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism |