Viruses

Viruses

Are they considered living?

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

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.

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

Well no shit, single cells organisms are still organisms

Originally Posted by Lehsyrus

Well no shit, single cells organisms are still organisms

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

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

Originally Posted by Obliteration

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.

Originally Posted by Leggers

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

H1N1 here... =/

Originally Posted by Arun's Pet Monkey

H1N1 here... =/

Doesnt help...

Originally Posted by Obliteration

Doesnt help...

Brazil tops worldwide H1N1 deaths, officials say - CNN

Originally Posted by Arun's Pet Monkey

Brazil tops worldwide H1N1 deaths, officials say - CNN

were talking about if viruses count as a life form

Originally Posted by Obliteration

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

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

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.

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