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December 2, 2008 8:19:30 PM CST



Colbert Shooting DNA Into Space

Posted Sep 8, 08 12:03 PM CDT in Science & Health Arts & Living 

(Newser) – You probably won’t live forever, but a part of Stephen Colbert hopes to. The comedian’s digitized DNA will travel to the International Space Station in October as part of an “Immortality Drive” DNA time capsule, reports AP. The DNA will be delivered by video-game designer Richard Garriott, one of the few private citizens scheduled to travel into space.

"In the unlikely event that humanity is destroyed, mankind can be resurrected with Stephen Colbert's DNA," Garriot said. "Is there a better person for us to turn to for this high-level responsibility?"

Source Associated Press

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Stephen Colbert is seen with Michelle Obama during taping at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia earlier this year.   (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" will be immortalized when his DNA is digitized and brought to the International Space Station next month.   (AP Photo)
Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report", is seen on set at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia earlier this year.   (AP Photo)
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