VIDEO
Discovery News: Are Viruses Alive?
If viruses can steal (pirate) a host cell's immune system, Tufts University researchers argue that viruses are alive.
ARTICLE: Scientific American 12/2004
image taken from ThisPlace, Jesse Agar's animation "Are Viruses Alive" |
VIDEO
ThisPlace/ aka Jesse Agar
A very speedy overview of connection between viruses, DNA/RNA, and cellular functions all spun together in a 5 minute animated video. A little philosophical and much of this we'll get to in the next month.