The phrase "human germ" refers to a small, microscopic organism called a germ that can cause diseases or infections in humans. It is something that can make you sick if you come into contact with it. Full definition
The clinical applications are much more remote, because mouse and human germs cells develop differently and may require different conditions. (sciencemag.org)
The official statement, which says work altering human germ lines should remain only in the lab, caps a three - day summit on using technology to alter the human genome (scientificamerican.com)
«We demonstrated the early events in human germ cell development,» explains Sasaki. (sciencedaily.com)