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Reply to comment by FlashbangThroodador in I just learned that the known shortest DNA in an “organism” is about 1700 base pairs in a certain virus. Is there a minimum amount of “code” required for an organism (or virus) to function in any capacity? by mcbergstedt
Yes, even bacteria from u/FrostReaver 's answer is a parasite. Most organisms need something that was made by some other organisms. We divide life into things but because it's easier to analyze it that way, but they both depend on each other and influence each other (the same relationship as within parts of an organism).
So I wonder, is there any organism that if we put on say mars, it could function without any ecosystem? By function I mean not only survive but exponentially reproduce given available resources there. A follow up question would be if it would just deplete the resource it was feeding o and die after that, or could it bootstrap a whole ecosystem (theoretically, after many many millions of years).
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Reply to comment by heteromer in Why do some allergies get worse over time and some better? And how does allergen desensitivity work without making the reaction worse? by DontDoDrugs316
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Reply to comment by FlashbangThroodador in I just learned that the known shortest DNA in an “organism” is about 1700 base pairs in a certain virus. Is there a minimum amount of “code” required for an organism (or virus) to function in any capacity? by mcbergstedt
It's always some magic term which once you know there's tons of knowledge to consume, thank you, I didn't know it.