Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Story of Lord Ganesh and the World’s First Xenotransplant By Vinod Popat When modern medicine successfully transplanted the genetically modified heart of a pig into a human patient, the achievement was celebrated across the world as a historic breakthrough. Scientists called it a new frontier in transplant medicine, while newspapers described it as one of the greatest medical milestones of our time. But should this idea really surprise us? More importantly, is the concept of transplanting organs between two different species truly a modern discovery? Or is it possible that thousands of years ago our ancestors…
