Re: viruses:a new biology?
- From: "J.A.Legris" <jalegris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:44:10 -0500 (EST)
On Feb 15, 12:14 pm, Prashant <prashant.soh...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
i started thinking on this when i recalled the reasons why mars is at
present, unfit for life: unsuitable atmosphere, no water, etc.
But my argument is that the presence of water and oxygen is nodoubt
essential for the survival of "our" kind of biological species. there
may be some other kind of biology, which can sustain without water and
oxygen!
In other words: chemicals like carbohydrates, proteins, dna etc are
the building blocks of all species on earth. Who knows, some other
building blocks may comprise a completely new species-in fact, a
species which we wont be able to fit in our scheme of biological
knowledge!
....and i believe we've already encountered such a species: viruses.
True, they have DNA or RNA, but still its a fact that they dont behave
the way "our biology" predicts they should.
what do you say? are viruses really so-called Biological aliens, with
a completely different origin?
The wikipedia article on viruses looks quite good, with several
references to articles on viral origins.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus
--
Joe
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