Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like this one complicate matters.
Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like this one complicate matters.
Would by that logic prions also fall somewhere within that definition?
(Just a hypothetical debate for the fun of it, I understand what you are saying.)
It’s just a molecule, but can spread a “disease” (eg “mad cow”).