[extropy-chat] Virus built from scratch

[Eugen Leitl]

On Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 11:56:22PM -0800, bradbury wrote:

> Viruses are not self replicating systems.  I.e. they cannot "reproduce".

I disagree. Viruses are self-replicating systems, they just need other self
replicators as context. M. genitalium is a bacterium, yet is difficult to
culture, as it requires a *rich* complex medium. Are cyanobacteria not
cheating, requiring an atmosphere with lots of water and a balmy temperature
region? Are the only self-replicators those, who can feed on raw congealed
star drek?

While technically true, that's a very purist approach.

-- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a>
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