Submitted by teafuck t3_xz4njj in askscience
Solesaver t1_irnqgbv wrote
Reply to comment by uber_snotling in What lifeform has the shortest genetic sequence? by teafuck
Cars are alive. In the very specific environment of an automotive factory, the machinery and humans present replicate them from a base blueprint. /s
Viruses are not alive. They are merely particular arrangements of molecules that are prone to being replicated by a compatible host if encountered. The memetic conception of life (where any repeating or replicating pattern is "alive") is too degenerate to be usefully applied.
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