Viral Metabolism

Authors

  • Guillermo Domínguez Huertas Spain

Keywords:

virus, metabolism, nucleic acid, endoparasites

Abstract

According to Nobel Laureate Peter Medawar, a virus is nothing more than a piece of nucleic acid surrounded by bad news. Viruses are not cells, they are strict endoparasites and, moreover, from a genetic point of view, they do not have metabolism. They physiologically depend on the living cell. Therefore, many do not consider them living beings.

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Published

2006-01-20

How to Cite

Domínguez Huertas, G. (2006). Viral Metabolism. Encuentros En La Biología, (107), 6–8. Retrieved from https://revistas.uma.es/index.php/enbio/article/view/18747