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By CARY DARLING Remaking the techno thriller The Andromeda Strain might've seemed like a brilliant idea over some pan-seared-this or vinaigrette-that Hollywood film-exec lunch. The source material, pre- Jurassic Park Michael Crichton's debut novel, was a bestseller, and Robert Wise's well-regarded 1971 movie adaptation would seem to be begging for an update, because it's as quaint as ...