Are Viruses Alive?
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Description: Educational site that discusses what defines life and whether viruses fit into this definition.
"Viruses straddle the definition of life. They lie somewhere between supra molecular complexes and very simple biological entities. Viruses contain some of the structures and exhibit some of the activities that are common to organic life, but they are missing many of the others. In general, viruses are entirely composed of a single strand of genetic information encased within a protein capsule. Viruses lack most of the internal structure and machinery which characterize 'life', including the biosynthetic machinery that is necessary for reproduction. In order for a virus to replicate it must infect a suitable host cell".
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| Page title: | Are Viruses Alive? |
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| Description: | Created by George Rice, Montana State University "Viruses straddle the definition of life. They lie somewhere between supra molecular complexes and very simple biological entities. Viruses contain some of the ... |
| IP-address: | 54.236.101.223 |
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| NS | Name Servers: NS.CARLETON.EDU 137.22.1.13 NS2.ONVOY.NET |
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| Date | activated: 02-Jun-1986 last updated: 07-Jul-2010 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |