Scientists have discovered that viruses can themselves become infected with other viruses. This has reignited the debate over whether or not viruses should be considered living.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/08/06/scivirus106.xml
Now, I was always taught in school that viruses weren't alive. This never sat well with me and I'm glad that the scientific community is still debating the issue.
What do you guys think? What do you think should be the definition of what it means to be alive? Where do we draw the line?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/08/06/scivirus106.xml
Now, I was always taught in school that viruses weren't alive. This never sat well with me and I'm glad that the scientific community is still debating the issue.
What do you guys think? What do you think should be the definition of what it means to be alive? Where do we draw the line?