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Are Viruses Alive—or Are They the Architects of Life?

A vial that looks empty can still change the fate of a city—so what is a virus, really? In this Science Audit, Rowan K. Mercer investigates the enduring question “Are viruses alive?” by stress-testing the classic checklist for life against history, evolution, and planetary ecology. From 19th-century tobacco fields to the viral shunt in Earth’s oceans—and from ancient viral fossils in our genomes to the placenta’s viral-derived genes—this episode explores whether “alive” is a binary label or a spectrum of information running on chemistry. Main Video Chapters: 00:00 A glass vial in your palm... 02:16 Viral code inside human beings inside... 04:19 Right away the question isn’t what... 09:56 Tiny shapes icosahedrons like molecular dice... 12:34 Here’s where the story expands past... 15:27 Once used to enter cells gets... 17:57 But then if life is a... 21:21 The more we understand life the... 24:28 Now I want to leave you... 25:27 If life is a spectrum of... Related video: The Illusion of Memory: Why Your Past Keeps Changing —    • The Illusion of Memory: Why Your Past Keep...   ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ 👋Hi! I'm Rowan K. Mercer, Quantum Physicist and Interdisciplinary Researcher. Welcome to The Science Audit, your portal to the great unknown. I believe that the biggest questions are the ones most worth asking: What is the nature of reality? How did the universe begin? What is life? How does the mind create meaning? Where is technology taking us? Each video is a deep, philosophical and scientific journey into the heart of a great mystery—across physics and cosmology, biology and chemistry, geology and Earth systems, mathematics, computer science and AI, neuroscience and psychology, and the ingenuity of engineering. I don't pretend to have all the answers. Instead, I explore the frontiers of knowledge and connect discoveries to the human search for meaning. From quantum strangeness to black holes; from DNA to nanostructures; from volcanoes to plate tectonics; from infinity to algorithms; from neurons to consciousness; from jet engines to robots—we translate the language of science into human wonder. If you're driven by awe and curiosity, you've found your expedition team. Subscribe, and let's explore the deepest questions together.