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Are viruses living things?

« on: 26/03/2011 21:30:02 »

Natalia asked the Naked Scientists:

Are viruses living things?

What do you think?

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Are viruses living things?

« Reply #1 on: 26/03/2011 23:07:13 »

Quote from: Natalia on 26/03/2011 21:30:02

Natalia asked the Naked Scientists:

Are viruses living things?

What do you think?

I believe so. I dont think a dead virus would do much :-)

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« Reply #2 on: 27/03/2011 06:36:17 »

No, a virus is merely a sack of genetic information (DNA or RNA) that gets inserted into your own cells dna, and your own cell then replicates it. It can't reproduce by itself, doesn't eat, doesn't respire.

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« Reply #3 on: 27/03/2011 23:42:48 »

Quote from: Madidus_Scientia on 27/03/2011 06:36:17

No, a virus is merely a sack of genetic information (DNA or RNA) that gets inserted into your own cells dna, and your own cell then replicates it. It can't reproduce by itself, doesn't eat, doesn't respire.

You know men cant reproduce by themselves either ;-)

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« Reply #4 on: 28/03/2011 07:34:05 »

We seek to reproduce. A virus just floats around until it gets reproduced.

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