Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site topaz.RUTGERS.EDU Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!columbia!topaz!hester From: hester@uci-icse Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Niven's Protectors Message-ID: <3235@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Sun, 11-Aug-85 20:50:22 EDT Article-I.D.: topaz.3235 Posted: Sun Aug 11 20:50:22 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Aug-85 03:47:28 EDT Sender: daemon@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 12 From: Jim HesterI didn't go back and check this, but it was my understanding that Tree-of-Life virus could not survive (or, at least, was not effective) without Tree-of-Life root. That's why the protectors died out in the origianl Earth expedition: the root died, and the virus with it. The protectors on Home would almost certainly take all the root with them, since they did not want to raise more protectors after them. Virus in the air would not be a danger. Jim