title: Editor's commentary: loose use of the phrase "germline genetic modification".
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA. jgordon@smtplink.mssm.edu
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D005854:Germ Cells; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000637:transplantation; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial