AIST |
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
BRAIN |
Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution |
BSE |
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
Bt |
Bacillus thuringiensis |
GM |
Genetically Modified |
GMO |
Genetically Modified Organism |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
ES |
Embryonic Stem (cell) |
EU |
European Union |
IPOD |
The International Patent Organism Depository |
JAPR |
The Japan Association for Advancement of Phyto-regulators |
KONARC |
National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region |
MAFF |
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
MAT |
Multi-Auto-Transformation |
METI |
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
MEXT |
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
MHLW |
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
MoE |
Ministry of the Environment |
NARC |
National Agricultural Research Center |
NARCH |
National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region |
NARCT |
National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region |
NARO |
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
NIAES |
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences |
NIAS |
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences |
NICS |
National Institute of Crop Science |
NIFTS |
National Institute of Fruit Tree Science |
NIFS |
National Institute of Floricultural Science |
NIAH |
National Institute of Animal Health |
NILGS |
National Institute of Livestock and Grassland
Science |
NIVTS |
National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science |
R&D |
Research and Development |
RCAST |
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo |
SAP |
Scientific Advisory Panel |
SNP |
single nucleotide polymorphism |
vCJD |
variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease |
WeNARC |
National Agricultural Research Center for Western Region |