Are viruses alive ?!

🔬 Life and Viruses: Challenges and Reflections on the Definition of the Living Organism! 🌐

Explore the intriguing question of whether a virus can be considered a living organism, diving into the wider discussion of what defines living and non-living entities.

🤔 Questioning Traditional Definitions:

The video challenges traditional definitions, such as breathing, by looking at examples such as yeast in beer, which has characteristics similar to life without breathing.

🔍 Biological definition of Life: Maintenance, Reproduction and Relation to the Environment :

The biological definition of living beings is explored, focusing on three essential functions: maintenance, reproduction and the relationship with the environment, facilitated by metabolism.

🧬 Genetic Information as the Key to Life :

The conclusion suggests that information, particularly genetic information, is the key to life. The argument put forward is that viruses, although they do not have their own metabolism, can be considered to be alive because they carry genetic information that is essential for maintenance, reproduction and interaction.

❓ Can Creating Information Create Life?

The video raises the fascinating question of whether the creation of information could eventually lead to the creation of life, opening the way to philosophical and scientific reflections.