'The Andromeda Strain': An Interview with Luis Campos
Update: 2025-08-12
Description
Producer Mariel Carr talks to historian of science and former Science History Institute fellow, Luis Campos, about his article “Strains of Andromeda: The Cosmic Potential Hazards of Genetic Engineering." He shares how Michael Crichton’s first novel and the subsequent film influenced the conversation and controversy around recombinant DNA research in the 1970s.
Credits
Host: Alexis Pedrick
Executive Producer: Mariel Carr
Producer: Rigoberto Hernandez
Associate Producer: Sarah Kaplan
Audio Engineer: Samia Bouzid
Music by Blue Dot Sessions
Resource List
The Andromeda Strain. IMDb.
Campos, Luis A. "Strains of Andromeda: The Cosmic Potential Hazards of Genetic Engineering."
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