The Surprising Archaea

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The Surprising Archaea: Discovering Another Domain of Life is a popular science book written about the domain Archaea. It was written by John L. Howland and first published in 2000 by the Oxford University Press. The book records the, "archaeal rise from obscurity...to their current prominent place in molecular and evolutionary biology."Howland, John L. The surprising archaea:Discovering another domain of Life. 2000. Oxford University Press. New York, New York. pg-v