SV40
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, SV40 has been mentioned in one podcast episode on PowerfulJRE (Nov 2025). Mentioned in the context of vaccine contamination and safety concerns.
SV40 is an abbreviation for simian vacuolating virus 40 or simian virus 40, a polyomavirus that is found in both monkeys and humans. Like other polyomaviruses, SV40 is a DNA virus that is found to cause tumors in humans and animals, but most often persists as a dormant infection. SV40 has been widely studied as a model eukaryotic virus, leading to many early discoveries in eukaryotic DNA replication and transcription.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on PowerfulJRE |
| Field | Virology |
Who talks about SV40 on podcasts?
SV40 came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on PowerfulJRE.
- Joe Rogan Experience #2408 - Bret Weinstein on PowerfulJRE (Nov 2025)