Please HELP 50 pts! The article talks about two main ways to define life. One definition focuses on self-organization and self-maintenance. The other definition focuses on self-replication and evolution. Which definition of life are viruses definitively excluded from? Why are they excluded from this definition? How does the author defend the exclusion of viruses from the other definition as well?

Article:
http://max2.ese. u-psud. fr/publications/2009-NRM-viruses. pdf

I think that Viruses are not alive so Being composed of molecules that are found in cells (nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and complex sugars) and having the capacity to evolve, viruses are often said to be alive. But they aren't alive because they arent a living thing.

emerald ash borer

the emerald ash borer is a green buprestid or jewel beetle native to north-eastern asia that feeds on ash species. females lay eggs in bark crevices on ash trees, and larvae feed underneath the bark of ash trees to emerge as adults in one to two years. hope this !