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Is coronavirus a non living DNA protein molecule or a living RNA organism?

Published On February 18, 2025

COVID-19 is a spherical enveloped particle containing a single-stranded RNA associated with a nucleoprotein within a capsid comprised of matrix protein. Viruses can be described as being in the grey zone between living and nonliving: they cannot replicate on their own but can do so in living cells and can also affect the host body catastrophically.

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