Plot-The Andromeda Strain

This was the answer; the organism could only attack those with a neutral ph. While studying the organism that did this, they found out that it killed by causing your blood to clot rapidly to the point where it is clotted solid. The baby took the other extreme; it was alkalotic from crying constantly and raising its breathing rate, which means its body was more basic than normal. While talking to the old man, they found out that he drank Sterno and that gave him acidosis, which means his body was more acidic than it should be. Soon, they realized that the virus had mutated into a non-fatal form and now it eats rubber instead of clotting blood.

While one of the scientists was experimenting, one of the seals broke and the organism was let loose. To stop this, one man was previously appointed to hold a key that stopped the detonation when it was placed in certain keyholes on each level. While he was climbing the metal rungs, gas was emitted and darts were shot at him, which were intended to paralyzed his muscles. This was pretty much the end of their struggles against the Andromeda Strain. To get to the nearest one, he had to climb up through the central core to reach level four. The survivors and the satellite were studied in separate sealed off, plastic rooms. e town and why the two survivors survived. He barely made it to the 4th level and placed the key in the keyhole to stop the detonation. But that wasn’t the end, now that it was loose in the laboratory, the alarms sounded and all the doors were sealed off.