lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 15 hours agoI'd have to hear her argument, but...lemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1799arrow-down119
arrow-up1780arrow-down1imageI'd have to hear her argument, but...lemmy.sdf.orglousyd@lemmy.sdf.org to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 15 hours agomessage-square78fedilink
minus-squareGingaNinga@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·15 hours agotechnically viruses aren’t alive. They just use cellular machinery to replicate and thats it.
minus-squareNurse_Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-214 hours agoEh, it’s not really that cut and dry. You could debate either way with plenty of evidence, in the end it’s really a limit to the semantics of language Edit: here’s a neat article that talks about it
minus-squareGingaNinga@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·14 hours agoThats pretty neat “you cant kill something thats not alive”. Can viruses respond to stimuli? We consider bacteria alive but viruses are debated, wheres the line? are enzymes alive? Are prions alive? cool article.
technically viruses aren’t alive. They just use cellular machinery to replicate and thats it.
Eh, it’s not really that cut and dry. You could debate either way with plenty of evidence, in the end it’s really a limit to the semantics of language
Edit: here’s a neat article that talks about it
Thats pretty neat “you cant kill something thats not alive”. Can viruses respond to stimuli? We consider bacteria alive but viruses are debated, wheres the line? are enzymes alive? Are prions alive? cool article.