> How does a non-living thing like a virus mutate? The same way living things mutate. > Do virus mutations break the laws of thermodynamics? No, it doesn't v

> How does a non-living thing like a virus mutate? The same way living things mutate. > Do virus mutations break the laws of thermodynamics? No, it doesn't violate the second law of thermodynamics, as far as we know, nothing does, that's why it is called a law :). Even if entropy decreases locally (like in a single organism) the process generates more external entropy that causes the total entropy of the universe to increase. > but seeds have cells, metabolisms, water and other energy stores and active running processe viruses just use the host cell's "metabolism, water and energy stores".