Evolution in schools; legal trap (Introduction)

by David Turell , Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 00:38 (4549 days ago) @ xeno6696

What about Virii and prions? Virii work by taking over a cellular host, by directly altering some physical structure. This process require energy... and meets all the other criterion of life.
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> Further, there is nothing I've read to counter the idea that virii didn't evolve from a more complex form... meaning that under this definition life can become animate nonlife--creating a category we've never dealt with.-Virii are parasitic, alive but not independent at any time. Other living parasites were initially independent. As such I would classify virii as not complete life under proper definition.