Are viruses living or not? (not computer viruses)?

Some scientists say that viruses are not 鈥榓live鈥?because of how they reproduce. Would you say a virus was living or not?

why?

Are viruses living or not? (not computer viruses)?husqvarna

A virus is not living as it dosen't follow the accronim MRS.GREN

That stands for:

Movement (dosen't move)

Reproduction (dosen't Reproduce)

Scense (dosen't feel anything)

Grow (dosen't grow)

Respire (dosen't breath)

Excrete (dosen't poo)

Nutrition (dosen't require nutrition.)

Are viruses living or not? (not computer viruses)?microsoft office

i agree with thunerp..
virus shows living qulities %26 also unliving qulities
If they are....what a godawful boring life it must be eh;) But no..I would classify the reproduction as the main characteristic of living...
There are some basic qualities which are used to 'define' life in an elementary sense:

excretion

reproduction

respiration

locomotion

nutrition

sensitivity to outside stimuli

growth

Viruses don't do most of those things - even reproduction only happens with the help of the host organism - so by this definition, they wouldn't be considered alive.