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TheGeorgeRivercaribouherdincreasedfrom15000animalsin1958to700000in1988x13thelargestherdintheworldatthetime.Theauthorstracethex1auctuationsinthiscariboupopulationbacktothe1700sdetailhowtheherdescapedextinctioninthe1950sandconsidercurrentenvironmentalthreatstoitssurvival.InanexaminationofthelifehistoryandpopulationbiologyoftheherdTheReturnofCariboutoUngavaoffersasynthesisofthebasicbiologicaltraitsofthecaribouanewhypothesisaboutwhytheymigrateandacomparisontoherdpopulationsinNorthAmericaScandinaviaandRussia.Theauthorsconcludethattheoldmaximx1cNobodyknowsthewayofthecariboux1disnolongervalid.BasedonastudyinwhichthecaribouweretrackedbysatelliteacrossUngavatheyx19ndthatcaribouareabletonavigateeveninunfamiliarhabitatsandtoreturntotheircalvinggroundmovementthatiscentraltothecariboux19scyclicalmigration.TheReturnofCariboutoUngavaalsoexamineswhethertheherdcanadapttoglobalwarmingandotherchangingenvironmentalrealities.A.T.BergerudisformerchiefbiologistofNewfoundland.HehasbeenapopulationecologistinvolvedinresearchoncariboupopulationsinNorthAmericasince1955.StuartN.LuttichaprovincialbiologistinLabradormonitoredthecaribouherdfrom1974to1993.LodewijkCampsstudiedtheGeorgeRivercaribouherdfrom1988to1992.Techniquesofgeneticengineeringarechangingtheroleoflivingthingsintheproductionprocess.Fromrabbitsthatproducehumanpharmaceuticalsintheirmilktoplantsthatproduceplasticsandotherbuildingmaterialsintheirleaveslifeitselfisincreasinglyharnessedasaforceofindustryx13alivingfactory.WhatdothesecuttingedgedevelopmentsinbiotechnologytellusaboutourrelationtonatureGoingbeyondtheusualfocusontheethicsandriskssur-roundinggeneticallymodix19edorganismsKennethFishtakestheemergenceoflivingfactoriesasanopportunitytorevisitfundamentalquestionsconcerningtherelationbetweenhumanbeingstechnologyandthenaturalworld.HeexaminesthecoincidenceofthelivingfactorymetaphorincontemporaryaccountsofbiotechnologyandintheworkofKarlMarxwhodescribedthemachineasx1camechanicalmonsterwhosebodyx19llswholefactoriesandwhosedemonicpowersburstforthinthefastandfeverishwhirlofitscountlessworkingorgans.x1dWeavingtogetheraccountsofbiotechnologyinthemolecular-andcyber-sciencescorporateliteratureandenvironmentalsociologyLivingFactoriescastsourcontemporaryrelationtonatureinanewlight.Fishshowsthatlivingfactoriesrevealtheuniqueroleofcapitalismininfus-ingtheforcesofnaturewithconsciouspurposesubordinatedtoprocessesofcommodix19cationandaccumulationandthattheygiveanewmeaningandurgencytotheliberationoftheforcesofproductionfromthefettersofcapital.KennethFishisassistantprofessorofsociologyattheUniversityofWinnipeg.34MQUPFALL2012SPECIFICATIONSNovember2012978-0-7735-4084-295.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9240ppSIMULTANEOUSELECTRONICEDITIONAVAILABLESPECIFICATIONSMcGill-Queenx19sNativeandNorthernSeriesAugust2012978-0-7735-4077-434.95ACDN34.95AUS22.99paper6.5x9.75656pp106illustrations44maps95tablescolourthroughoutSIMULTANEOUSELECTRONICEDITIONAVAILABLEECOLOGYNATIVESTUDIESPHILOSOPHYBIOTECHNOLOGYnewinpaperTheReturnofCariboutoUngavaa.t.bergerudstuartn.luttichandlodewijkcampsHowacariboupopulationwentfromthebrinkofextinctioninthe1950stothelargestherdintheworldinthelate1980sx13andwhetheritcansurvivetodayx19senvironmentalchanges.LivingFactoriesBiotechnologyandtheUniqueNatureofCapitalismkennethfishHowbiotechnologyischangingthedenitionofx1clife.x1d