Andromeda Strain (novel)

"The Andromeda Strain" is a science fiction novel by Michael Crichton that explores the consequences of an extraterrestrial microorganism brought back to Earth by a satellite. After it kills a small town in Arizona, a team of scientists investigates in a high-tech laboratory called Wildfire. They race against time to understand the organism and find a way to stop it from spreading. The story delves into themes of biohazards, government secrecy, and the unpredictability of biological life forms, highlighting the potential dangers of scientific exploration and technology.