Jargon Watch

There's nothing quite like pseudonym to keep people from picketing, huh? Here's a new one for you reported by Wired magazine in their "Jargon Watch" column: Admixed Embryo. The definition? "Legalese for any early-stage embryo combining human and nonhuman genes or tissue. Encompassing both cybrids and chimeras yet sounding less apocalyptic than either, these hybrids are now approved in England for stem cell research."