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CaptoOuterSpace t1_j5j47wh wrote

Reply to comment by Ok_Motor_2609 in How do we know how old viruses are? by Darth_Fatass

At a certain point maybe it's not so useful to think of something as alive or not.

They do have DNA / genetic material. That means, whatever you want it to mean as far as if theyre living?

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hydroxypcp t1_j5j5ern wrote

that's how I see it too. On a molecular level, there are no "alive" tags so where's the line? With things like viruses and prion proteins, it's difficult to argue there really is a reasonable line.

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