The Third Domain: Untold Story of Archaea and the Future of Biotechnology.(Book review) From: The Humanist | Date: March 1, 2008| Author: Krause, Kenneth | COPYRIGHT 2008 American Humanist Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Third Domain: Untold Story of Archaea and the Future of Biotechnology

By Tim Friend

(Joseph Henry Press, 2007)

296 pp.; $27.95

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A TERMITE'S HINDGUT is home to between 100 and 250 distinct microbial species. Cooperative communities of anaerobic archaea and anaerobic and aerobic bacteria spawn fierce enzymes to help their symbiotic hosts digest wood into sugar in about twenty-four hours. Revolting? Pe...