@[email protected] to Lemmy [email protected] • 8 months agoI'd have to hear her argument, but...lemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up11.1K
arrow-up11.1KimageI'd have to hear her argument, but...lemmy.sdf.org@[email protected] to Lemmy [email protected] • 8 months agomessage-square134fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•8 months agoNo, viruses don’t mean the scientific definition of life. IIRC, the primary reason why is because, in order to make copies of itself, it must hijack a living cell’s reproductive system to do so. It can’t simply divide to make more of itself.
Is virus alive? We have tons of those as well.
No, viruses don’t mean the scientific definition of life. IIRC, the primary reason why is because, in order to make copies of itself, it must hijack a living cell’s reproductive system to do so. It can’t simply divide to make more of itself.
That’s a very good point! Thank you!