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From: judith@proper.UUCP (Judith Abrahms)
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Subject: Andromeda Strain question
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Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 05:41:58 EDT
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I haven't seen _The_Andromeda_Strain_ in a few years, but I began to wonder
about this recently.  As the scientists who are to investigate the bug are
taken deeper and deeper into the lab complex, they are progressively cleaned,
shaven, disinfected, weaned from real food, etc. etc. etc., so they will be
REALLY clean when they get to the lowest level.

What for?

They never interact with anything important except through waldos and other
interfaces built to eliminate contact, so what's the difference?