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.

In September, scientists at the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health announced they had successfully grown “humanized” kidneys inside pig embryos. The scientists genetically altered the ...

LONDON — British scientists will be allowed to create part-human, part-animal embryos for research into potentially life-saving medical treatments, the British government signaled this week. The ...