The Real Science Behind the X-Files Microbes, Meterorites, and Mutants

Anne Simon, Chris Carter

ISBN 10: 074328495X / ISBN 13: 9780743284950

Published by Simon & Schuster, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Real Science Behind the X-Files Microbes, Meterorites, and Mutants
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 074328495X
• ISBN 13: 9780743284950
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In The X-Files episode "The Erlenmeyer Flask," FBI agent Dana Scully shows some bacteria to microbiologist Anne Carpenter, who pronounces them containing different DNA nucleotides than those found in Earthly organisms. But like the hapless redshirts of Star Trek , scientists who uncover extraterrestrial evidence have shortened life expectancies. Indeed, Carpenter is soon snuffed out in a highly suspicious car crash. But the real scientist on whom she was based, University of Massachusetts virologist Anne Simon, remained as scientific advisor to the popular she is the "X-Pert." In her book, Simon describes the scientific basis of various X-Files episodes, and writes about some of her behind-the-scenes work putting the Scully into Scully. Sometimes it gets a little difficult to keep track of when Simon is describing an episode and when she's talking about cutting-edge science, but that's part of her "The life of a research scientist is filled with mysteries as complex as any that appear on The X-Files . We are Scullys." Simon knows that this show, for all its paranormal apparatus, gives a taste of the thrill of real science, enough to be inspiring a new generation to follow in Scully's footsteps. --Mary Ellen Curtin