Did Human Cloning originate in India centuries back?
In 'The Mahabarath' (Great Indian Epic) Kundhi devi gave birth to Karna without fusion of the gametes (Fertilization).As depicted in the 'The Mahabarath', his birth was due to the blessings of 'Lord Surya'. According to me, this process might be like this, as nucleus is responsible for the formation of the young one in cloning process, in the above incident, the power of 'Lord Surya' entered the womb of kundhi and karna originated. So we could say that the above is the prototype of 'The Human Cloning'
Animal tissue culture technique got started in India?
In 'The Mahabaratha' (Great Indian Epic), 'The Gauravas' mother initially gave birth to just a mass of flesh! Then according to the advice of their Guru, that piece of flesh(Callus) was cut into hundred pieces and the pieces were kept in 100 separate pots(Reactors or flasks) filled with ghee(Medium).Then after some time(Incubation period), hundred children(The Gauravas) came out as normal, complete babies. How great was Indian Mythology!
Xenotransplantation had its root from India?
Transplantation of organs from one species to another different species is known as Xenotransplantation. Nowadays heart, kidney, eye are the commonly transplanted organs. These transplantations within human species became practically possible, only several decades ago, but, there is literary evidence with Hindu Mythology that shows that highly sophisticated Xenotransplantation process took place in India many millenniums back! 'Lord Ganesha' (Hindu God) in his childhood was beheaded by other Gods in a war. Upon seeing his son beheaded, his mother, Goddess Shakthi got angry and she was about to destroy the universe. As the other Gods wanted to stop the destruction of universe, they decided to replace Lord Ganesha with a new head. They located a particular spot on earth. It was finalized that the head of whichever animal rests there in that spot should be beheaded and is to be offered to 'Lord Ganesha' for his head. Interestingly they found an elephant there, and cut its head and fixed it to Lord Ganesha's body and rejuvenated him. Thus its evident that the idea of Xenotransplantation had originated in India.
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