benevolenthellion

But the Strawberry's cells divide and require constant energy to continue devideing, is that not the very most basic definition of life?

If you've ever listened to The Infinite Monkey Cage on BBC radio 4 you know of this infamous debate. So when IS a strawberry dead? What do we classify as death, is it when it is picked? or when is ceases to photosynthesize? This is a difficult question to answer, my personal thought is the strawberry is dead when it stops producing and runs out of the sugars it needs to survive

Our concept of death is forever changing, 50 years ago it was when the heart stopped beating, these days circulatory respirators can pump for you. so going on total brain stem death - enough brain stem cells have died it is no longer able to support its self and the body, then no, as far as I'm aware there an no evidence that there is any sign of activity after that point.