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The Elixir of Life Is In Danger
John Mitchinson
Water is the most important substance on the planet: without it there would be no life.
Its capacity to retain heat has helped to keep the Earth’s temperature stable. Its transparency allows life-sustaining light to penetrate its depths. Also, because it can dissolve almost anything, it is the medium in which life’s key metabolic exchanges take place.
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