Subject: What are the reasons scientist say viruses are nonliving or living?

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Response:

Re: What are the reasons scientist say viruses are nonliving or living?

Greetings Hayley,

Thanks for submitting your question about viruses to the MadSci Network. I am 
pleased to let you know that questions related to yours have been answered 
on our site. Take a look at this answer : 
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2001-04/988650714.Vi.r.html
and
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2005-05/1115904070.Mi.r.html
and
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/1997-03/858627860.Vi.r.html
and
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2001-09/1001464156.Gb.r.html

You can also use our search engine to locate answers containing the word(s)
viruses (or virus) alive :
http://www.madsci.org/MS_search.html

You can also look through our archives for answers defining what it means for
something to be alive. You will find that viruses lack their own metabolisms,
and so don't meet the definition of what it means to be alive. Instead of being
living organisms, viruses are molecular parasites. 

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Steve Mack, Moderator MadSci Network

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