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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl
Thanks for posrting that! I find genetics and molecular biology fascinating.
I was alredy of the opinion that viruses were alive, however. A considerable part of our DNA is made of of viruses that managed to infiltrate the human genome, or at least, that's what Ridley says.
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After examining the above more closely, I still think that viruses are not alive.
To be alive, a cell must be able to reproduce on its own. Viruses do not have this capability.
By the way, I think it is our human body that was more the parasite in this case. We have taken over other organisms that make us more efficient in the processing of ATP. That is my take.
-S