A creature that is part human, part animal; this sounds like something out of a mythological sci-fi, or a blatant hoax. But thanks to some genius scientists, a creature like this is now a reality.

London: Scientists and patient groups on Wednesday welcomed a decision by Britain's fertility regulator to allow scientists to create part-human, part-animal embryos. The Human Fertilisation and ...

For the first time, scientists have created embryos that are a mix of human and monkey cells. The embryos, described Thursday in the journal Cell, were created in part to try to find new ways to ...