The "Andromeda Strain" is a 1971 science-fiction film, based on the novel published in 1969 by Michael Crichton. Probably is the best "microbiological" movie. The film is about a team of scientists who investigate a deadly organism of extraterrestrial origin that causes rapid, fatal blood clotting. But Andromeda has other surprises. This clip includes the famous scene of the "death monkey".
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When the bomb goes off there'll be a thousand mutations! Andromeda will spread everywhere! They'll never be rid of it!
Dr. Jeremy Stone in "The Andromeda Strain"
Dr. Jeremy Stone in "The Andromeda Strain"
Friday, February 11, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
The Andromeda Strain (1971) Photoincineration
The "Andromeda Strain" is a 1971 science-fiction film, based on the novel published in 1969 by Michael Crichton. Probably is the best "microbiological" movie. The film is about a team of scientists who investigate a deadly organism of extraterrestrial origin that causes rapid, fatal blood clotting. But Andromeda has other surprises. In this fragment, we can see the different sterilization and aseptic procedures taken as a precaution to avoid external contamination. Nowadays we know that some of these creates more harm than good, as for example the removal of the skin and intestinal microbiota. In this fragment there is also a interesting reference to the Bracewell probe, the possibility that an alien lifeform could be use as a comunication device.
BRACEWELL, R. (1960). Communications from Superior Galactic Communities Nature, 186 (4726), 670-671 DOI: 10.1038/186670a0
Labels:
astrobiology,
biosecurity,
epidemic outbreak,
microbe sterilization,
microbiology,
pathogen,
Scientific Research,
techniques
Monday, February 7, 2011
The Andromeda Strain (1971) Wildfire laboratory
The "Andromeda Strain" is a 1971 science-fiction film, based on the novel published in 1969 by Michael Crichton. Probably is the best "microbiological" movie. The film is about a team of scientists who investigate a deadly organism of extraterrestrial origin that causes rapid, fatal blood clotting. But Andromeda has other surprises. In this fragment, Dr Stones describes the Wildfire laboratory.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
The Andromeda Strain (1971) Opening credits
The "Andromeda Strain" is a 1971 science-fiction film, based on the novel published in 1969 by Michael Crichton. Probably is the best "microbiological" movie. The film is about a team of scientists who investigate a deadly organism of extraterrestrial origin that causes rapid, fatal blood clotting. But Andromeda has other surprises.
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