On Earth, no living organism can function without water. It is, in the words of Albert Szent-Györgyi, the matrix of life. But is it reasonable to assume that this maxim holds on other worlds too?
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*The Molecular Basis of Life: Is Life Possible Without Water? The Royal Society, London, UK, 3–4 December 2003.
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Ball, P. Water, water, everywhere?. Nature 427, 19–20 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/427019a
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