. "Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations." Globalization, Biosecurity, and the Future of the Life Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006.
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Globalization, Biosecurity, and The Future of the Life Sciences
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OPCW
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
PCR
Polymerase Chain Reaction
PCT
Patent Cooperation Treaty
PDB
Protein Data Bank
pMDI
Propellant Metered-dose Inhaler
qPCR
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
REDI
Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention Center, Singapore
RISCS
RNA-induced Silencing Complexes
RNA
Ribonucleic Acid
RNAi
Ribonucleic Acid Interference
SAR
Structure-Activity Relationships
SARS
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SARS-CoV
SARS Coronavirus
SCF
Supercritical Fluid
SCNT
Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer
SIPI
State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China