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Nature 451, 890 (21 February 2008) | doi:10.1038/451890a; Published online 20 February 2008

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Quest for extraterrestrial life

Bruce Jakosky1

BOOK REVIEWEDThe Living Cosmos: Our Search for Life in the Universe

by Chris Impey

Random House: 2007. 416 pp. $27.95

From only one example, that of life on Earth, we have learned a lot about what makes a planet habitable. We know how life functions, how it may have originated and some types of environment that support its existence.

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