What Beth Shapiro has said about Species concept

1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 5, 2026

Beth Shapiro, American evolutionary biologist and Chief Science Officer at Colossal Biosciences, formerly a professor at UC Santa Cruz and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been quoted on Species concept once in 1 episode of Huberman Lab, most recently on October 5, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Shapiro argues that species is a human construct for communication, not something biology itself recognizes.
“biology doesn't care what species you are. Species is a human concept”
Huberman Lab: Bringing Extinct Species Back to Life | Dr. Beth Shapiro (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 3:48

Episodes

Bringing Extinct Species Back to Life | Dr. Beth Shapiro
Huberman Lab · Oct 5, 2026 · 2 h 16 min
Andrew Huberman talks with evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro about species concepts, Neanderthal DNA, Colossal Biosciences' de-extinction projects, genetic rescue, and the ethics of human genetic selection.

Beth Shapiro on other topics

Dire wolf · 3 quotes
De-extinction · 3 quotes
Colossal Biosciences · 2 quotes
Neanderthal admixture · 2 quotes
Artificial womb · 1 quote
Black-footed ferret · 1 quote
Human germline editing and embryo screening · 1 quote
Gene drive · 1 quote