Image of the human-monkey embryo; human cells are labelled in red Credit - Weizhi Ji, Kunming University of Science and Technology In a ground-breaking experiment, researchers have successfully ...

(CNN) — Scientists based in China have created a monkey chimera with two sets of DNA, experimental work they say could ultimately benefit medical research and the conservation of endangered species.

Human gametes develop within the body of the resultant organism; It contains a human brain or a brain derived wholly or predominantly from human neural tissues; or It exhibits human facial features or ...

Pigs with human kidneys? Brain-powered computer chips? Science is creating new kinds of living things – and our moral understanding needs to catch up fast. Synchrony is ubiquitous throughout the ...

ecent studies have shown that even though about 50 percent of adults in the United States have registered as organ donors, more than 100,000 people in the United States are waiting for a transplant, ...

The term chimera is usually associated with Greek mythology. It brings to mind a monster with the head of a goat and a lion. Instead of a tail, it has a protruding snake. There is a genetic term that ...