Andromeda Strain, The

The Andromeda Strain, from Michael Crichton’s bestselling novel, tells the fictional tale of the earth’s first biological crisis. When a satellite falls back to Earth near a remote village in New Mexico, it kills all but two of the area’s inhabitants within two days. The survivors—a baby and an old man—are quarantined, while their survival remains a mystery to be solved. Upon investigation, a team of high-tech scientists (David Wayne, Arthur Hill, Kate Reid and James Olson) discover that the satellite is carrying an unknown deadly bacteria that must be identified and eradicated before it is allowed to infect—and destroy —all human life.