Best theoretical way is to damage the RNA within the virus, though this can yield mixed results depending on the damage done.Hawkeye21 said:Also, how does one "kill viruses" anyway?
Well first up, viruses are not a single molecule. Most viruses consist of a coat of protein, a strand of RNA and a bunch of enzymes that will mess with the target cell in a way that it produces as many copies of the overall virus as possible.Hawkeye21 said:Virus is a single organic molecule, it's not even an organism of any description. It isn't even alive.
And second, viruses are only considered to be not alive as they dont fulfill scientific guidelines on what is alive. However its mindless drive to reproduce itself makes it only slightly below most kinds of insect, whose nervous system works by holding thier body back from what its made to do.