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Some scientists think that viruses are not living organisms due to how simple they are. Viruses are usually nothing more than a strand of genetic coding with a protein coat. This makes them far more simpler than the simplest of organisms that use the standard cell structure which is rather complex.
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Do all organisms have DNA?
Yes. DNA is the fundamental blueprint for all life on Earth.That depends on your definition of Life.Are viruses alive? Some say yes and some say no. Some viruses have DNA, and some only have RNA. So if you consider viruses a form of life, then some do not have DNA. RNA virus examples are SARS and Hepatitis. If you don't consider viruses alive, then yes, all forms of life (that we know of) higher than a virus contains some form of DNA. You can find out more at the link below.
Why do people sometimes say that viruses lack independent replication?
Viruses can not replicate without a living host cell. This is one reason that they are not considered to be alive.
Why is a virus considered alive and a rock is not?
Very good question. Viruses are not considered alive by many (I might even go as far as to say most scientists wouldn't consider viruses alive, but I'd have to ask more of them first to be sure). Neither is a rock! Those that think viruses are alive are, as you have said, suggesting pretty much anything in the world can be considered alive. If a virus is alive, then by folding a piece of paper into a paper aeroplane I have created life. A paper plane alive? Absurd! Ridiculous really isn't it? Viruses aren't alive. They're just molecules that happen to react in a certain way to seem alive to anyone that hasn't studied a biological natural science for several years. But once you understand what happens on atomic and molecular scales, you realise they're not alive at all. No different from a molecule of glucose. It goes is, something is done to it, and it comes out. The only reason a Virus would be considered alive is because they are structured in such a way as to allow them to be reproduced, and contain proteins with the ability to influence the chemical machinery of cells in other living things.
Are unicorns alive today?
Some do say that unicorns are alive but scientists have no evidence of their existence.
What does scientists mean when they state viruses hijack the cell?
When scientists say that viruses "hijack" a cell, they mean that viruses invade host cells and take control of the cell's machinery to replicate themselves. Once inside, a virus can manipulate the cell's processes to produce viral components instead of the cell's normal functions, effectively using the cell as a factory for making new viruses. This process often disrupts the normal activities of the cell and can lead to cell damage or death.
How else can you say scientists say?
scientists believe or accordng to scientists
Does Planet Mercury have oxygen in the air?
some scientists say yes others no but most say no
What to eat instead of crisps?
CHOCOLATE Some Scientists say it is healthy
If viruses are living and non living explain how?
Viruses are biological building blocks. They are not organisms. They are alive in the sense that they are organic material, but not in the sense that they are independent living things. Who says they are living? Most scientists do not say virus are living. They can't reproduce on their own, they can't use energy, they can't move on their own, They don't have cellular parts. They can't respond to stimulus. So... for the definition of a living organism, or being "alive" they aren't.
Is the Atacama the driest desert?
Some scientists say no, that honor goes to Antarctica.
Did The Black Death ever return?
No. but some scientists say that it might in the future.
Will advantage work on humans?
In some times the scientists has say "This could be possible", but some others has say that advantage is not too possible but it cant.
