REPLICONS. “Viruses do not reproduce by division, but are replicated by the self-assembly of preformed components. This, not size, differentiates them from cellular living organisms such as bacteria. A virus-infected cell is more like a car factory than a womb. Also, unlike living organisms, no virus has the means of generating its own energy – they are all energy pirates.”
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