The Andromeda Strain

A team of government scientists is promptly assembled to investigate a mysterious contagion code-named Andromeda that killed everyone in a remote desert town in Utah. Meanwhile, an investigative journalist is tipped off about the incident.

As the infection slowly spreads, the team learns more about the mysterious nature of Andromeda, the journalist infiltrates the local military quarantine unit, and POTUS orders the nuking of the infected area.

The science team gets closer to finding some answers and a possible way to combat the virus while the journalist becomes targeted by those inside the government who want the truth about the outbreak buried.

The team discover some shocking facts about the possible origin of the virus but when they and the military try to kill it, their lab's self-destruct sequence is initiated. The cover up continues, risking the future of the planet.