@lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 19 hours agoI'd have to hear her argument, but...lemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1918arrow-down122
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minus-square@Gestrid@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 hours 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.