almost philosophical
I suppose you have a working definition for "living"
It would be fair to say that they aren't sentinent - but that is only 1 measure.

And you must have a quote (properly reference - havard scheme please)

"It's life Jim, but not as we know it"

/trekkie
(CheatingRabbit, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 5:06, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

nope, we have to come up with out own definiting of "living" in regards to the evidence and laws in our Biology textbook.
it's a very open kinda essay. Not enjoying it - it's so vague it has the feel of being very hit/miss.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 28 Mar 2011, 5:38, Reply)

it surely does sound vague...
I guess that it is deliberately so though. To make you think and argue your case. It is difficult to come to any conclusion that viruses etc are not alive, but how you prove they *are* alive is beyondme. There again, I am not a biomed under grad.
(CheatingRabbit, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 5:51, Reply)

When I did biology
there were seven things that counted towards being counted as alive - things like reproduction, defecation, respiration... ermmm... etc.

Mind you, that was a while back.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 9:32, Reply)

MRS GREN

(PsychoChomp, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 10:15, Reply)