Viruses

[Bernard]

Are they considered living?

(Btw, I did google it, it said yes and no, so what is your opinion?)

[[MPGH]Flengo]

Personally from the knowledge that I know, I would call them living.

I didn't Google search it, its just based on what I've been taught so far. My interpretations at least.

[Dreamer]

They are living. They live off information on your computer.

[Lehsyrus]

Well no shit, single cells organisms are still organisms

[Bernard]

Well no shit, single cells organisms are still organisms

i thought they were simply DNA strands, not actual living cells themselves

[Lehsyrus]

i thought they were simply DNA strands, not actual living cells themselves

You're specifically thinking of the mitochondria, but that has a form of encapsulation which is considered living material, even at a basic sub-standard level. Virus's don't thrive from the same situational constructs as multi-cells organisms as wel have different cells with different jobs all to keep one big human alive. Virus's only need to worry about having one small job beig a single felled organism, so many like to say it is not, bit the facts are that it is still a living organism on its own.

[Leggers]

They're not living, they just have dna strands but no nucleus i think :/

[Bernard]

They're not living, they just have dna strands but no nucleus i think :/

does it need a nucleus to be considered a living organism?

read that its a sub-cellar life form

[Alessandro10]

H1N1 here... =/

[Bernard]

H1N1 here... =/

Doesnt help...

[Alessandro10]

Doesnt help...

Brazil tops worldwide H1N1 deaths, officials say - CNN

[Bernard]

Brazil tops worldwide H1N1 deaths, officials say - CNN

were talking about if viruses count as a life form

[Lehsyrus]

were talking about if viruses count as a life form

He's Arun's personal BR of course he can't follow along with the topic at hand

[fireou12312]

They're living. living (adj) active or thriving; vigorous; strong I think they are active, thriving, vigorous AND strong

[Azathᴏth]

No they are not alive. They do not have all 7 characteristics of life. They are complex pieces of organic machinery that mimic life when they hijack an organism's cellular machinery in order to replicate.