For sometime there has a been a discussion among the scientific community regarding the fact of whether or not viruses are living organisms. The debate mainly focuses on what classifies “life” since there are multiple interpretations on what is technically considered living or not. Viruses are either “the simplest life forms we know or the most complex, lifeless molecules on the planet” (Davis). On one hand, some argue that viruses do not fulfill all of the criteria that living organisms must have in order to be classified as “alive” due to the fact that they must have a host (Scheid). However, the other side argues that even though viruses must have a host, they are capable of mutating and spreading (Davis). Viruses are made up of the same
