Human Nature Homo Respect-us The creature genetic engineers fear most. By William Saletan Dec 18, 20041:53 AM ...

Ever since scientists first read the complete genetic codes of creatures like fruit flies and humans more than two decades ago, the field of genomics has promised major leaps forward in ...

By LiveScience Published May 22, 2012 10:06am EDT| Updated January 13, 2015 1:53pm EST ...

Legends tell of a mysterious creature that stalks the snowy wilderness high in the Himalayas. The Yeti — or abominable snowman — is one of the world's most famous cryptozoological creatures.

Imagining such fabulous cross-species chimeras as these, and other mythological creatures such as centaurs, was a prescient ancient anticipation of the potential genetic future of humankind.