Acronyms and Abbreviations 
\.\ 
— amino acids 
IBCs 
— Institutional Biosafety Committees 
\( :s 
— American Cancer Society 
ICI 
— Imperial Chemical Industries 
Acni 
— adrenocorticotropic hormone 
IND 
— Investigational New Drug Application 
,\i 
— ai-tificial insemination 
(FDA) 
AII’L 
— Animal Improvement Programs 
kg 
— kilogram 
Eahoratory 
1 
— liter 
Al'AP 
— acetaminophen 
lb 
— pound 
ASM 
— American Society for Microbiology 
mg 
— milligram 
1)1)1 
— barrel(s) 
gg 
— microgram 
l)l)l/cl 
— barrels per day 
/tm 
— micrometer (formerly micron) 
liODf) 
-5-day biochemical oxygen demand 
MUA 
— Memorandum of Understanding and 
BKM 
— Biological Response Modifier Program 
Agreement 
1)U 
— bushel 
NCI 
— National Cancer Institute 
CaMV' 
— cauliflower mosaic virus 
NDA 
— new drug application (FDA) 
CCPA 
— The Court of Customs and Patent 
NDAB 
— National Diabetics Ad\'isory Board 
Appeals 
NDCHIP 
— National Cooperative Dairy Herd 
c:dc: 
— Center for Disease Control 
Program 
CERB 
— Cambridge Experimentation Review 
Board 
NIAID 
— National Institute of Allergy and 
Infectious Diseases 
13HHS 
— Department of Health and Human 
Services (formerly Health, Education, 
NIAMDD 
— National Institute of Arthritis, 
Metabolism, and Digestix e Diseases 
and Welfare) 
NIH 
— National Institutes of Health 
DHI 
— Dairy Herd Improvement 
NIOSH 
— National Institute of Occupational 
DNA 
— deoxyribonucleic acid 
Safety and Health 
DOC 
— Department of Commerce 
NSF 
— National Science Foundation 
UOD 
— Department of Defense 
OECD 
— The Organization for Economic 
DOE 
— Department of Energy 
Cooperation and Dexelopment 
DRAG 
— Dangerous Pathogens Advisory Group 
ORDA 
— Office of Recombinant DNA Actix ities 
EOR 
— Enhanced oil recovery 
PD 
— predicted difference 
EPA 
— Environmental Protection Agency 
pH 
— unit of measure for acidity/hasicity 
FDA 
— Food and Drug Administration 
ppm 
— parts per million 
FMDV' 
— foot-and-mouth disease virus 
R&.D 
— research and dexelopment 
— square foot 
RAC 
— Recombinant DNA Advisory Commitit 
ft 
— foot 
rDNA 
— recombinant DNA 
FTC 
— Federal Trade Commission 
SCP 
— single-cell protein 
g 
— gram 
T-DNA 
— a smaller segment of the Fi plasmid 
gal 
— gallon 
Ti 
— tumor inducing 
GH 
— growth hormone 
TSCA 
— Toxic Substances Control Act 
ha 
— hectares 
UCSF 
— University of California at San 
HEW 
— Department of Health, Education, and 
Francisco 
Welfare 
U.S.C. 
— United States Code 
hGH 
— human growth hormone 
USDA 
— United States De|)artment of 
HYV' 
— high-yielding varieties 
Agriculture 
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