title: Human tecodic allaxis: an essay in terminology.
abstract: What kinds of new terminology might be useful in discussions of human germline engineering and the bioethics thereof? There are two different schools of thought about how best to devise new terminology for molecular biology: the 'common-usage school', and the 'classicist school'. The relative advantages and disadvantages of each are examined. Finally, several new terms are proposed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Synexis Associates, Manhasset, New York 11030-0285.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Monford
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D005854:Germ Cells; D006801:Humans; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D009626:Terminology as Topic