Episode 33: Why do we look for water when we look for life? With Dr. Cable

Written by Carrie Nugent
Episode 33: Why do we look for water when we look for life? With Dr. Cable
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Dr Cable returns to the show to talk about why scientists often assume that water is needed to sustain life. She explains why most life, like us, likely is carbon-based, and talks about where she’d look for lifeforms beyond our planet.

Dr Cable returns to the show to talk about why scientists often assume that water is needed to sustain life. She explains why most life, like us, likely is carbon-based, and talks about where she’d look for lifeforms beyond our planet.

Carrie Nugent
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