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So that would point to an event in the evolution of the cell itself, correct? Multi-cellular organisms don't all arise from the development of one type of cell but there have been multiple types of cells that have evolved as the potential platform for multi-cellular evolution.
it didn't fit any categories listed because it was made by ancient goat herders and fisherman.
A God of course would know better and you would think that the Bible would have been more accurate had it been the case to reflect knowledge that only a God would have had at the time, and make sure it was included in some way so future generations wouldn't be able to contest it.
Otherwise you would have to admit that the Bible was just a book made for ancient goat herders and fisherman.
I know. Satan did it.
It was probably created in a lab by some scientist to "disprove Intelligent Design." Nevermind that intelligent life (human) designed it.
Of course you missed the verses about sea creatures.
Genesis 1:30 New International Version (NIV)
And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
Henneguya salminicola: Microscopic parasite
It is not a beast of the earth
It is not even a bird in the sky
It is not even a creature that move along the ground
Heck it isn't even food to eat
How many translations did you have to check before you found the one that you think can make your point?
Genesis 1:30 New International Version (NIV)
And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
Henneguya salminicola: Microscopic parasite
It is not a beast of the earth
It is not even a bird in the sky
It is not even a creature that move along the ground
Heck it isn't even food to eat
I don't understand how this new information disputes anything in the Bible.H. salminicola: Scientists discover first animal that doesn't breathe
Yet another example to show that the Bible is not a science book.
All the same, it's quite an amazing find and opens the possibility for life elsewhere in the universe even outside environments with oxygen atmospheres.
Nature itself is a lot more fascinating and amazing then running around with conceived religious beliefs.
I figured if some religious had their way, this information would have been suppressed.
I don't understand how this new information disputes anything in the Bible.
The Bible never claimed that all lifeforms needed to breathe oxygen or that they had the "breath of life".
So - you agree that the Bible never claimed that all lifeforms needed to breathe oxygen or that they had the "breath of life"?Then I guess that would be best left to the God of the gaps theology.
The discovery is talking about animals, not bacteria.Wow.
Either that is very out of date, or they are dredging up "new discoveries" that actually aren't .
Look up anaerobic bacteria. And what do you think a virus is, but something that barely does any normal functions? They typically don't even define it as "alive"!
Anaerobic organism - Wikipedia
The Bible also states that God breaths through nostrils.....
I think God would have a bit of a difficult time with this creature to make it come alive....
The breath of life is not mentioned in the NKJV in the verses you cite., and I will check the other 8 translations I have.
Viruses. It doesn't breathe, it doesn't eat, it doesn't excrete, and it doesn't grow – so it can't be alive, can it? It hijacks a living cell and uses it to produce so many copies of itself that it bursts the cell – so it can't be dead, can it? What is it?
Viruses — Science Learning Hub
www.sciencelearn.org.nz › resources › 591-viruses
Viruses. It doesn't breathe, it doesn't eat, it doesn't excrete, and it doesn't grow – so it can't be alive, can it? It hijacks a living cell and uses it to produce so many copies of itself that it bursts the cell – so it can't be dead, can it? What is it?
Viruses — Science Learning Hub.
NOG
I have given all green plants as food to every land animal, every bird in the sky, and every animal that crawls on the earth—every living, breathing animal.” And so it was.
NABRE
and to all the wild animals, all the birds of the air, and all the living creatures that crawl on the earth, I give all the green plants for food. And so it happened.
NASB
and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so.
NCV
I have given all the green plants as food for every wild animal, every bird of the air, and every small crawling animal.” And it happened.
NET
And to all the animals of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has living breath in it—I give every green plant for food.” It was so.
NIRV
I am giving every green plant as food for all the land animals and for all the birds in the sky. I am also giving the plants to all the creatures that move along the ground. I am giving them to every living thing that breathes.” And that’s exactly what happened.
NIV
And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
H. salminicola: Scientists discover first animal that doesn't breathe
Yet another example to show that the Bible is not a science book.
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I figured if some religious had their way, this information would have been suppressed.
I think one could call virus dead matter without a host, once it aquires a host, it takes on all the definitions of life and is clearly far from dead.Is a virus life? That's almost like asking if Pluto is a planet. They can't decide.
Viruses undergo evolution and natural selection, just like cell-based life, and most of them evolve rapidly.
Evolution of viruses (article) | Viruses | Khan Academy
I think one could call virus dead matter without a host, once it aquires a host, it takes o
n all the definitions of life and is clearly far from dead.
It's that creepy mysterious gray area between life and death that makes it so fascinating.
Is a virus life? That's almost like asking if Pluto is a planet. They can't decide.
Viruses undergo evolution and natural selection, just like cell-based life, and most of them evolve rapidly.
Evolution of viruses (article) | Viruses | Khan Academy
They cannot breathe yet they can kill and infect a lot of people.
They have slowed the business activity in China and other parts of the world.
Luke 21:11 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)
There will be mighty and violent earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences (plagues: malignant and contagious or infectious epidemic diseases which are deadly and devastating); and there will be sights of terror and great signs from heaven.
A virus can live without a host for a while but needs a host to reproduce. Are we a virus? We can't reproduce without a female host. Is sperm an implanted virus? That's just a thought and sounds crazy but think about it.
But onto it....
Are Viruses Alive
To consider this question, we need to have a good understanding of what we mean by "life." Although specific definitions may vary, biologists generally agree that all living organisms exhibit several key properties: They can grow, reproduce, maintain an internal homeostasis, respond to stimuli, and carry out various metabolic processes. In addition, populations of living organisms evolve over time.
Do viruses conform to these criteria
Yes and no. We probably all realize that viruses reproduce in some way. We can become infected with a small number of virus particles — by inhaling particles expelled when another person coughs, for instance — and then become sick several days later as the viruses replicate within our bodies. Likewise we probably all realize that viruses evolve over time. We need to get a flu vaccine every year primarily because the influenza virus changes, or evolves, from one year to the next (Nelson & Holmes 2007).
Viruses do not, however, carry out metabolic processes. Most notably, viruses differ from living organisms in that they cannot generate ATP. Viruses also do not possess the necessary machinery for translation, as mentioned above. They do not possess ribosomes and cannot independently form proteins from molecules of messenger RNA. Because of these limitations, viruses can replicate only within a living host cell. Therefore, viruses are obligate intracellular parasites. According to a stringent definition of life, they are nonliving. Not everyone, though, necessarily agrees with this conclusion. Perhaps viruses represent a different type of organism on the tree of life — the capsid-encoding organisms, or CEOs (Figure 1; Raoult & Forterre 2008).
Origin of Viruses | Learn Science at Scitable
I found this interesting....
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Yang agreed, saying, "Without a cell, a virus cannot reproduce. And so from that standpoint, it's really not alive, if you consider life to be something that can reproduce by itself independently.
However, "if you loosen up your definition of life to something that can make copies of itself with help, then you could call it alive," Yang said.~~
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It's thought that some of the very first life-forms on Earth were RNA molecules, as "RNA molecules, under the right conditions, can make copies of themselves," Yang said. "Viruses maybe evolved from that ancestor, but lost the capability to self-replicate."~~
Are Viruses Alive? | Live Science