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Are viruses living or non-living? Please explain using the criteria for what makes something living?

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Many viruses follow several stages to infect host cells. These stages include attachment, penetration, uncoating, biosynthesis, maturation, and release. Bacteriophages have a lytic or lysogenic cycle.

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