monkey kidneys
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, monkey kidneys has been mentioned in one podcast episode on PowerfulJRE (Nov 2025).
Vero cells are a lineage of cells used in cell cultures. The 'Vero' lineage was isolated from kidney epithelial cells extracted from an African green monkey. The lineage was developed on 27 March 1962 by Yasumura and Kawakita at the Chiba University in Chiba, Japan. The original cell line was named Vero after an abbreviation of verda reno, which means 'green kidney' in Esperanto, while vero itself means 'truth' in Esperanto.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on PowerfulJRE |
Who talks about monkey kidneys on podcasts?
Joe Rogan brought up monkey kidneys; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on PowerfulJRE.
- Joe Rogan Experience #2408 - Bret Weinstein on PowerfulJRE (Nov 2025) — Joe Rogan
What is monkey kidneys mentioned alongside?
monkey kidneys is most often mentioned alongside nuclear power plants, Grock companions and chat bots.
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