RNA viruses and prions are not cells and they do not contain DNA, but they do qualify as life-forms in the broadest sense.
"RNA viruses and prions are not cells and they do not contain DNA, but they do qualify as life-forms in the broadest sense." If we limit this discussion to cellular life-forms (thus bypassing the on-going debate about whether or not viri are considered Life), can we agree with each other that Watson's math applies?