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denem

(11,045 posts) Tue Apr 14, 2020, 10:31 PM Apr 2020

Poll: Is A Virus Alive? [View all]

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Yes - when viral DNA/RNA is inside a host cell
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N/A - a moot philosophic argument
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No - a virus lacks metabolism
14 (82%)
Yes - @ 38.9029N, 77.0406W, K Street
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Poll: Is A Virus Alive? [View all] denem Apr 2020 OP
This is not a debatable question SCantiGOP Apr 2020 #1
cf. Microbiology Society debate denem Apr 2020 #4
Yes, viruses are more than just chemicals. Doodley Apr 2020 #2
Yes. Case in point - Donald J. Trump. Massacure Apr 2020 #3
If the person is dead but the virus still lives, then yes, I would say yes it is alive! MartyTheGreek Apr 2020 #5
I've got a live one here denem Apr 2020 #7
That is a very good argument. Doodley Apr 2020 #9
But it isn't alive by itself, it needs a host cell to activate and become alive. grantcart Apr 2020 #15
Is a light switch a one-bit computer? htuttle Apr 2020 #6
Is autonomous replicating AI alive? denem Apr 2020 #8
AI is not an animate object. It isn't real. It's an expression of information - a simulation only. Doodley Apr 2020 #10
An IA robot that can reproduce itself by fabrication, denem Apr 2020 #13
That sounds like it would be alive. Doodley Apr 2020 #18
"The coronavirus is also an RNA virus; it consists of a single, 30,000-base-long RNA molecule." Dem2 Apr 2020 #11
definition of "live" ability to replicate and grow scrabblequeen40 Apr 2020 #12
There is disagreement on this questiion personally I consider them alive. Demsrule86 Apr 2020 #14
It's alive enough to fool our bodies and use our cells. ismnotwasm Apr 2020 #16
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2020 #17
Yes/No/Maybe Baclava Apr 2020 #19
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