ELi5 – Why are viruses considered to be non-living?
In: Biology
They’re not cells. They don’t really do the things we consider living things to do, like consuming “food” or “reproducing”. If they can’t get into a real cell to take over its operation, they don’t reproduce.
They’re about as “alive” as software. Put them into a computer (cell) and they do stuff, but by themselves they just… are.
At least bacteria can grow and fight other bacteria by themselves.
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