Manticore

    Covert genetics lab in the Wyoming Mountains, using recombinant DNA to produce a superior human being.
    In mythology: It is also a monstrous mythical creature which is said to inhabit the forests of Asia, perticularly in Indonesia, Malaysia and India. The manticore is considered to be the most dangerous predator in these regions, having the body of a lion and the head of a human. It has  three rows of razor-sharp teeth in it's mouth and the scaled tail ends in a ball with poisonous darts.