Select Committee on Science and Technology Fourth Report

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE REPORT

ACOST	Advisory Committee on Science and Technology
ACRE	Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment.
AEBC	Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission
BBC	British Broadcasting Corporation
BBSRC	Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
BSE	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
CCLRC	Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils
COMA	Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Nutrition Policy
COMARE	Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment
CSA	Chief Scientific Adviser
CSAC	Chief Scientific Adviser's Committee
CST	Council for Science and Technology
DETR	Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
DGRC	Director General of Research Councils
DTI	Department of Trade and Industry
EASO	Economic Affairs Science and Technology Committee of Officials
EMF	Electromagnetic Field
EPSRC	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
ESRC	Economic and Social Research Council
EU	European Union
FSA	Food Standards Agency
GM(O)	Genetically Modified (Organism)
HGC	Human Genetics Commission
ILGRA	Interdepartmental Liaison Group on Risk Assessment
IPCC	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPMS	Institution of Professionals, Managers and Specilaists
ITC	Independent Television Commission
MAFF	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
MMR	Measles, Mumps, Rubella
MoD	Ministry of Defence
MSG	Ministerial Science Group
NERC	Natural Environment Research Council
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OST	Office of Science and Technology
OSTP	Office of Science and Technology Policy
PPARC	Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
PSRE	Public Sector Research Establishment
R&D	Research and Development
S&T	Science and Technology
SEAC	Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee
SET	Science, Engineering and Technology
TDSTG	Transdepartmental Science and Technology Group

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Prepared 21 March 2001