Kaurava were test-tube babies? It seems science of cloning and test-tube baby was known to Indians of Mahabharata age (3000 BC).
As per Mahabharata, Adi Parva, chapter 114, shloka 17, the Kaurava were created by splitting the single embryo into 101 parts and growing each part in a separate kund or container.
It was at the time when Gandhari and Kunti were pregnant but Gandhari's pregnancy un-naturally continued for around 15 months.
Meanwhile, Yudhishthira was born to Kunti and Gandhari was furious that she couldn't satisfy her husband Dhritrashtra's expectations and couldn't deliver elder child to Kuru dynasty. In frustration she started beating her womb to abort her pregnancy and as a result, she gave birth to a lump of flesh.
All were disappointed. Then the wise man Vyasa cut the flesh into 101 pieces (100 male and one female - to fulfill Gandhari's desire of having a daughter) and kept each one in a container with herbs and some mantra under controlled environment set-up. He asked the attenders to open the containers only after a certain time (2 years). This way Gandhari could give birth to 100 sons (Kaurava) and one daughter.
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