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I'm not sure why this has to be a requirement. Retroviruses require host cells (a natural 3d printer you could think of it) to do their multiplying. If the macr
by tolmasky 16y ago
I'm not sure why this has to be a requirement. Retroviruses require host cells (a natural 3d printer you could think of it) to do their multiplying. If the macroscopic picture is functionally equivalent: some form of order spreading, then why not consider it life?
- sorbus 16y agoViruses are generally not considered to be alive, so they're not an especially good example. On the other hand, if you print the code used to generate these creatures on them (or give them some way to communicate it), and build a scanner so that a 3d printer can take the design from them, they could be considered to be alive (and male) as far as reproduction is concerned.