Gibco Life of Cells

Birthdate: 1873

Lineage: Neural stem cell

Favorite Quote:

We are all connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain.
—Stephen Hawking

Likes & Interests:

Making the right connections and doing it with a smile. No sourpuss here!

Needs:

The support of good friends like Schwann and Glial.

Birthdate: 1978

Lineage: TBD

Favorite Quote:

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.
—Henry David Thoreau

Likes & Interests:

Researching the techniques of the great ones in their starring roles.

Needs:

Special treatment and the best juice at all times.

Birthdate: 1962

Lineage: African green monkey kidney

Favorite Quote:

It is not sacrifice if you love what you are doing.
—Mia Hamm

Likes & Interests:

Sanitizing the lab, shooting pipette tips into my bucket, warming up in the Lab Armor™ Beads.

Needs:

Crikey! If it ain't from down under, it ain't for me. No sir!

Birthdate: A lady never tells

Lineage: Endothelial cells

Favorite Quote:

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.
—Mae West

Likes & Interests:

As a model system, I can show you things no other cell line can. Give me what I want and I'll give you clinically relevant data.

Needs:

I am a primary cell and I expect to be treated as such.

Birthdate: 1960s

Lineage: Chinese hamster ovary

Favorite Quote:

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
—Thomas A. Edison

Likes & Interests:

I like to express myself with my family and friends. I enjoy sprawling out for some nice monolayer culture.

Needs:

I LOVE proline, can't live without it!

Birthdate: 1970s

Lineage: T lymphocyte cells

Favorite Quote:

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
—Martin Luther King, Jr.

Likes & Interests:

Finding cures. This cancer nonsense has to stop! Who's with me?

Needs:

Who wants some IL2? I have plenty!