It is ironic that this should be the case, particularly in view of what happened to the Andromeda Strain.

Obviously the Andromeda Strain showed a predilection for cerebral vasculature.

But when they looked at the Andromeda Strain, they found something remarkable.

The Andromeda Strain grows within a narrow range of pH.

The Andromeda Strain features an electronic music score.

The brightly lit subterranean lab looks like something from "The Andromeda Strain."

For all the outrage and apprehensions, one would have thought he was playing with something as dangerous as the Andromeda Strain.

Remember we were talking about sci-fi and "Andromeda Strain," I think.

It was later the location for several scenes in the 1971 movie The Andromeda Strain.

The second, The Andromeda Strain, would prove to be the most important novel of his career and establish him as a best-selling author.