How does our society manage its heritage and, with that, its future? By collecting and archiving data: human DNA in the form of slivers of umbilical cord, dental samples and sperm, DNA of animals already extinct in the wild, the seeds of all manner of (agricultural) plants. In the four chapters Plants, Animals, Humans and Data Yann Mingards photographs accentuate a dark side to the scientific progress by which humankind has continued to tame and harness the forces of nature and subjugate them to our own analyses and power structures. A recommendable book!