Talk:Introduction to viruses

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Viruses are NOT microorganisms

Latest comment: 16 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Viruses are not microorganisms, and it is erroneous to have this plainly written out like so. Life is defined by seven characteristics something must have in order to be considered alive. Viruses don't metabolize, are not composed of cells, nor do they maintain homeostasis. It would be much better to describe them as a "pathogenic chemical substance that relies either on DNA or RNA for reproduction inside a host cell," except in a simplified manner, since this is an "introduction to viruses."

TheUnixGeek (talk) 09:35, 16 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

• I have changed it to "biological agent". Graham Colm ^Talk 15:56, 16 December 2008 (UTC)Reply