User blog comment:Freezing Mike/Writing/@comment-1779406-20100104185041

For plasmids and splicers, I think it depends on the context. If you are referring to them as a common noun, or a group, like 'I just killed a bunch of splicers that jumped down from the ceiling' you don't use capitals, but if it's part of a proper name, like Leadhead, or Spider, you use a capital to denote a proper noun.

I think you do the same for plasmid. If you referring in general, don't capitalize. If it's a name, Incinerate Plasmid for example, you capitalize.

Just my thoughts on writing.