arent viruses just a random collection of elements that are reproduced by cells when they accidentally achieve the correct shape %26 composition to trigger the reproductive mechanisim of the cell which then manufactures them along with a bit of the cells own dna. if so should'nt viruses be classified as a defect in the cellular reproductive system instead of as a living organisim?
Viruses don't eat or consume anything %26 cant reproduce themselves why are they said to be alive?virus scanner
Well your question is completely wrong i'm afraid. Viruses are NOT alive. I dont know who told you this but they are wrong. And no they are not a random collection of elements, they are specifically made to be that shape by the DNA or RNA which encodes them in conjunction with their ability to hijack cell machinery and everything gets put together by the cell and virally encoded enzymes. Viruses can be considered an evolutionary molecule which has acquired components from lots of different cells - perhaps their origin.
Viruses don't eat or consume anything %26 cant reproduce themselves why are they said to be alive?anti virus software
Hi. They are not 'responsive' so alive is not the right description, any more than a poison is alive. The can have DNA or RNA but cannot reproduce without a host cell. I guess they are right on the edge, eh?
They have cells, which makes them living organisms.
Viruses are on the biological edge between alive and not. They share many characteristics with living organisms after they find a host.
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