GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS 
ACMR . . 
. . Advisory Committee on Medical Research of the 
World Health Organization 
COGENE . 
. . Committee on Genetic Experimentation of the 
International Council of Scientific Unions 
DNA . . 
. . deoxyribonucleic acid 
EEC . . 
. . European Economic Community 
EMBL . . 
. . European Molecular Biology Laboratory 
EMBO . . 
. . European Molecular Biology Organization 
EMRC . . 
. . European Medical Research Councils 
ESF . . 
. . European Science Foundation 
GMAG . . 
. . genetic manipulation advisory group 
FAO . . 
. . Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 
HSC . . 
. . Health and Safety Commission, United Kingdom 
ICSU . . 
. . International Council of Scientific Unions 
NIH . . 
. . National Institutes of Health 
U.K . . . 
. . United Kingdom 
U.N. . . 
. . United Nations 
UNEP . . 
. . United Nations Environmental Programme 
UNESCO . 
. . United Nations Educational, Scientific, and 
Cultural Organization 
U.S. . . 
. . United States 
U.S.S.R . 
. . Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 
WHO . . 
. . World Health Organization 
WIPO . . 
. . World Intellectual Property Organization 
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