What are the differences between a virus, bacteria and spore that I might use to my advantage?
I know the most about viruses (from watching zombie movies) so I would be a zombie virus and I would attack chavs and people with speech impediments. And James Corden.

Cherry DIET Coke is the one for me.

I don't drink much so I could probably do without kidneys altogether.

For a summary of lunch, please see earlier lunch thread.

NEEDS MOAR FLOUNCE!
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 14:50, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I can't answer this question without a full and complete nerd-out that would bore everyone else on the board
So I'll let someone else do the honours.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 14:52, Reply)

I'm already bored by this

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 14:53, Reply)

Precisely.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 14:54, Reply)

I'm on my phone, so chances are by the time I finish typing this, someone will have copied and pasted from wikipedia anyway

( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 14:58, Reply)

Viruses are a bit bigger than bacteria and they replicate asexually
while bacteria replicate sexually.
Interestingly some bacteria can be negative weight that's why you have gram positive and gram negative.
Spores are a type of virus that only infect fungi
(PsychoChomp, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 14:56, Reply)

But mass is a scalar quantity.
How can it be negative?
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 14:57, Reply)

It's to do with quantum theory.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 14:58, Reply)

Are you winding me up again?

(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 14:58, Reply)

Why would I wind you up about microbiology?
Just trying to educate you.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 14:59, Reply)

that's brilliant.
I don't think one single thing you've written there is true, Chompy.

I mean, I know you didn't mean it to be, but it's good work that you managed to get 100% internet untruth. You're almost a Wiki, man.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 15:00, Reply)

Of course I meant it,
ur not da only 1 who noes sience
(PsychoChomp, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 15:02, Reply)

sorry sir.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 15:08, Reply)

WRONG

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 15:01, Reply)

It's quite brilliantly wrong though,
I'm quite proud about the gram negative.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 15:03, Reply)

can you wiki "brilliant"
whilst you're down there? then read it? ta.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 15:06, Reply)

well, as it goes
Viruses do kind of reproduce asexually. I do quite like the gram negative thing though.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 15:09, Reply)

The gram negative thing was pretty clever.

(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 15:12, Reply)

Bacteria contain ribosomes.
Viruses do not.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 15:05, Reply)

this is because I was a dick about the Star Wars thing isn't it?

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 15:08, Reply)

bacteria are simple living organisms
without a specific nucleus. Viruses are self-replicating cunning delivery systems for DNA, really, and aren't living at all.

Spores are bacteria or funghi in a dormant state, generally staying dormant so they can spread around and find a new host.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 14:56, Reply)