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From: king@client2.DRETOR.UUCP (Stephen King)
Newsgroups: sci.bio,sci.astro,sci.philosophy.tech
Subject: Re: Re: DNA for interstellar messages
Message-ID: <768@client2.DRETOR.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jul 88 15:41:02 GMT
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Reply-To: king@client2.UUCP (Stephen King)
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In article <1027@ih1ap.ATT.COM> dlp@ih1ap.ATT.COM (Random @ rebmA) writes:
>You don't mention when this paper was written, but I recall a similar
>scenario. Check out 'The Andromeda Strain' then 'Mutant 59, The Plastic
>Eaters' by the same author (whos name escapes me).

_The Andromeda Strain_ was written by Michael Crichton.

_Mutant 59, The Plastic Eater_ (one of my favourite novels) was co-authored
by Kit Pedlar and Gerry Davis, known for the BBC series _Doomwatch_.

---Methinks the facts escape you---forgive spelling mistakes---SJ King---