Nekar Xenos wrote:
> Are viruses and germs the same thing?
Generally not. A virus is basically a little bottle of DNA that replicates
by injecting itself (with the help of the "bottle" part) into a complete
cell. The cell then gets hijacked by the virus DNA into creating more viruses.
A "germ" usually refers to something that includes the ability to replicate
all by itself.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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