Human-animal Hybrid: Creepy Para-humans or a Technique to Genetically Improve Humans?

Human-animal Hybrid: Creepy Para-humans or a Technique to Genetically Improve Humans? - International Business Times: "Human-animal hybrids have existed only in our imagination fueled by vivid mythological creatures, most popular being the mermaids and the centaurs. So when scientists showed an active interest in mixing human and animal genes, mainly to mass produce vital hormones like insulin, and drugs and organs suitable for organ transplantations, it was interpreted widely as an attempt to create monsters which could be half-human-half-animal. Thus the term Para-human became popular as an informal reference to 'human-animal hybrids' and many started speculating creation of monsters."