Originally posted by Sir Whirlysplat
trust me they are not, they work by subverting a cells genetic material the only active component is the receptors outside of a host cell.
I suppose those airborne viruses die on the way to other people and then resurrect themselves later then?
Moreover, those viruses that are biological having parasitic survival characteristics doesn't equate to them being machines.
-AC
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
I suppose those airborne viruses die on the way to other people and then resurrect themselves later then?Moreover, those viruses that are biological having parasitic survival characteristics doesn't equate to them being machines.
-AC
They are inert outside of a cell 😂 the ignorance is astounding, did you even do GCSE Biology. They are bags of chemicals only outside the cell I will find a "simple" website to explain!
Resorting to links? I've seen this before. Whirly, much like a virus, uses up all his own resources then attaches himself to a new host (the net) and feeds of ITS resources to survive.
Being a machine and being biomechanical are two different things. Especially since the mechanical in biomechanical only comes from the idea that it's multiple parts working together to sustain a whole. Not that it's actually a machine, you're thinking of cybernetics.
What are you arguing? That biological/organic organisms can have "mechanical" elements? You were asking if humans were machines, they're not machines. They possess mechanical elements, not actual machinery.
-AC
http://student.ccbcmd.edu/courses/bio141/lecguide/unit2/viruses/lytlc.html
2. Nonliving characteristics of viruses
a. They are acellular, that is, they contain no cytoplasm or cellular organelles.
b. They carry out no metabolism on their own and must replicate using the host cell's metabolic machinery. In other words, viruses don't grow and divide. Instead, new viral components are synthesized and assembled within the infected host cell.
c. They possess DNA or RNA but never both.
Number 2 = No metabolism do you get it simpletons 😆
No metabolism yet they reproduce 😂 in a host!!!
links are great AC you should try them they support arguments with evidence try it sometime! 😉
If you even realised the irony of what you just said, it'd be funny.
Non-living CHARACTERISTICS. Viruses are alive, they have to be. Having a part does not mean the whole goes by the same rules. Just like having MECHANICAL or non-sentient characteristics in organs doesn't mean that a whole human is a machine.
Come on, Whirly.
-AC
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
If you even realised the irony of what you just said, it'd be funny.Non-living CHARACTERISTICS. Viruses are alive, they have to be. Having a part does not mean the whole goes by the same rules.
Come on, Whirly.
-AC
Rubbish any undergrad bioogist knows they are not, as does any text book and I have backed my opinions up with credible links thats what they are for. 😂
irony 😂
Heres a MD telling you🙂
Viruses
By Patrick Quanten MD
Let's start with a medically well-known fact: viruses aren't themselves alive. They are smaller and simpler than bacteria and by themselves they are inert and harmless. So, the immediate question then has to be: How can you "catch" a virus if it isn't a living thing?
http://freespace.virgin.net/ahcare.qua/literature/science/viruses.html
Why do you keep throwing links? Do some typing, man.
You are arguing that they are machines, aren't you? Yes. Therefore, I'm showing you that they aren't. They're not mechanical, man made machines.
What are you trying to prove? Your point of view has shifted about ten times from the first page. All off the back of "Are Humans Machines?".
The answer is no.
-AC