Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sep 23, 2026 · 2 hr 6 min · 18 segments
Ben Lamm, co-founder and CEO of Colossal Biosciences, serial technology entrepreneur, and pioneer in de-extinction. Ben joins Armchair Expert to discuss being raised by his mom and grandparents in…
Ben LammGuest
Dax ShepardHost
Monica PadmanHost
Okay, so now let's get into some of the, I'm gonna call them off-label discoveries that you've-
I think it's highly likely you're gonna see more speci- I think you're gonna see more wooly mouse-type moments in the near future around things that prove out phenotypes in model species, like mice are.
And I think you're also gonna see other extinct species, some of which we've mentioned, and then I think maybe you'll have more dire wolf-like moments of stuff we haven't told anybody.
What is the wish list? And I'll tell you how it compares to the general wish list.
You will not get that from us because we have drawn a line in the sand with Colossal that we do not work in non-human primates or over.
Okay, so now let's get into some of the, I'm gonna call them off-label discoveries that you've-
I think it's highly likely you're gonna see more speci- I think you're gonna see more wooly mouse-type moments in the near future around things that prove out phenotypes in model species, like mice are.
And I think you're also gonna see other extinct species, some of which we've mentioned, and then I think maybe you'll have more dire wolf-like moments of stuff we haven't told anybody.
What is the wish list? And I'll tell you how it compares to the general wish list.
You will not get that from us because we have drawn a line in the sand with Colossal that we do not work in non-human primates or over.
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