Question

why there is controversy whether virus is alive or not?

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Answer 1

answer is

viruses are not alive

Explanation:

What does it mean to be ‘alive’? At a basic level, viruses are proteins and genetic material that survive and replicate within their environment, inside another life form. In the absence of their host, viruses are unable to replicate and many are unable to survive for long in the extracellular 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’ and how they should be defined. this is only the explanation not the answer.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Viruses are said to be the link between living and non-living things.

Explanation:

It is because Viruses don't their own living existence when they are independent, but when they are dependent on other organisms then they are living.