Which of the following is a major difference between viruses and living things? a. viruses must eat in order to obtain energy, whereas all types of living things can make their own food.
b. living things contain genetic information in the form of nucleic acids, whereas viruses do not contain any genetic material.
c. viruses can cause diseases in humans, whereas no type of living organism can cause an infection or disease.
d. most living things can reproduce independently, whereas viruses must infect living cells in order to reproduce.

One of the newest applications of cell technology is called cybrid embryos. this process involves replacing the nuclear material of an animal cell with human nuclear material. how might this process affect public policies about research by using stem cells? the same policies and concerns about the use of human embryonic stem cells would most likely apply. the embryos would most likely be treated like traditional animal embryos and regulated accordingly. the process of forming cybrid embryos would most likely be banned by government regulators. the embryos would be treated as regular cells because they are not fully human in origin.