Can Super Earths Survive Without Water?

Most super earths are found very, very close to their host stars. But simulations show they can form and orbit at vast differences from their stars. This would obviously low for them to keep their large hydrogen helium atmospheres without having the star, the nearby star, blowing it away. So what can survive in that atmosphere if it's all hydrogen and helium, right? I mean, that's not anything like our atmosphere. Am even amenable to life at all? And the answer is yes, bacteria and yeast, for one or, i guess two. A study after study shows that they these micro organisms can't absolutely survive in such conditions. The fun really started when they basically removed the