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An Entity of Type : owl:Thing, within Data Space : 134.155.108.49:8890 associated with source dataset(s)

Its smell is unnoticeable or unpleasant to breeders until they reach about 35 Pak years (or 42 human years, i.e. early middle age); after that, the smell suddenly becomes irresistible. Even if too old, hominid breeders are still irresistibly attracted to the root's smell. The breeder gorges on the root, infecting himself with a symbiotic virus in the root and triggering the transition; an enzyme works profound changes at the cellular level of the Pak causeing apparent, emotional and intellectual transformations.

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rdfs:label	Tree-of-Life
rdfs:comment	Its smell is unnoticeable or unpleasant to breeders until they reach about 35 Pak years (or 42 human years, i.e. early middle age); after that, the smell suddenly becomes irresistible. Even if too old, hominid breeders are still irresistibly attracted to the root's smell. The breeder gorges on the root, infecting himself with a symbiotic virus in the root and triggering the transition; an enzyme works profound changes at the cellular level of the Pak causeing apparent, emotional and intellectual transformations.
dcterms:subject	Flora
dbkwik:larryniven/...iPageUsesTemplate	dbkwik:resource/Nxfa569y7SdNAr4ZnNpfmg==
abstract	Its smell is unnoticeable or unpleasant to breeders until they reach about 35 Pak years (or 42 human years, i.e. early middle age); after that, the smell suddenly becomes irresistible. Even if too old, hominid breeders are still irresistibly attracted to the root's smell. The breeder gorges on the root, infecting himself with a symbiotic virus in the root and triggering the transition; an enzyme works profound changes at the cellular level of the Pak causeing apparent, emotional and intellectual transformations. The age window for the metamorphosis is relatively narrow. If a breeder is just a few years past early middle age, the virus in the root will kill him instead. (This is not a problem on the Pak homeworld, where Tree-of-Life is readily available to any breeder that reaches the age of transition.) After consuming Tree-of-Life root, Pak breeder forms (and their offshoots, such as humans) turn into the Pak Protector form. Once the transformation is complete, a Pak Protector must periodically consume more Tree-of-Life root to maintain the virus in its body. Without the virus, the protector will weaken and die. A protector can survive indefinitely on Tree-of-Life root, although it can eat other types of food provided Tree-of-Life root is a regular part of its diet.

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