Splendors of Water

 Water and Life

Water's extensive capability to dissolve a variety of molecules has earned it the designation of " universal solvent ", and it is this ability that makes water such an invaluable life-sustaining force. On a biological level, water's role as a solvent helps cell transport and use substances like oxygen or nutrients.

Even though the origin of life in the universe we live is still a debate, water's critical role in it's story is an established truth. In fact, scientists, believe that life on earth must have originated in our seas. According to estimates, microscopic organisms also known as microbes originated 3.5 or more billion years ago and are the common predecessors of present day living beings of the macroscopic organisms throughout the world, 15% live on the land while 85% live in sea water. It's association to life  does not stop there, 60% of the human body is composed of water. 73% of the human brain and heart, and 83% of the lungs are composed of water. Water in the cells accounts for 70% of the total cell mass. Making it not just the pre-requisite for our life, but a large part of it as well, literally.

All the biochemical processes which occur in plants and animals, our surroundings, etc. require water to faction. It is required for the existence of life on earth as it is an essential component of all the biological processes. We cannot imagine our lives without the presence of water.

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