No, viruses are not alive
What does it mean to be ‘alive’? At a
basic level, viruses are microscopic
creatures that are sometimes good for
humans and sometimes bad for humans
depending on their particles. they survive
within their environment, inside another
way of life. In the absence of their host,
viruses are unable to live and many are
unable to survive for a long time in the
environment. Therefore, if they cannot
survive independently, can they be
defined as being ‘alive’?
Taking opposing views, two
microbiologists discuss how
viruses fit with the concept
of being ‘alive’ with them
unable to live idependently
as a thought in mind and
discussing how they should
be defined alive or not ,So
are they alive ?
ARE VIRUSES ALIVE