Stephen Colbert’s Cells on the BioBus

Stephen Colbert, host of the Colbert Report, showed timelapse movies of his neutrophils as recorded aboard the BioBus during his interview with author Rebecca Skloot on the March 16th, 2010 show. Neutrophils defend our bodies against attacks from bacteria and other foreign invaders and are a crucial first line of our immune system. Stephen’s neutrophil is seen here crawling around, looking for something to munch on. Thanks for donating the cells, Stephen, and sorry we couldn’t really immortalize them!  Read more in Dr. Ben’s blog on The BioBus Daily News.

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