Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Introduction: Miracles and Wonder 1
4. PART I. EVERYTHING IS REGULATED
5. 1. The Wisdom of the Body 15
6. 2. The Economy of Nature 30
7. PART II. THE LOGIC OF LIFE
8. 3. General Rules of Regulation 47
9. 4. Fat, Feedback, and a Miracle Fungus 73
10. 5. Stuck Accelerators and Broken Brakes 89
11. PART III. THE SERENGETI RULES
12. 6. Some Animals Are More Equal than Others 107
13. 7. Serengeti Logic 129
14. 8. Another Kind of Cancer 155
15. 9. Take 60 Million Walleye and Call Us in 10 Years 169
16. 10. Resurrection 183
17. Afterword: Rules to Live By 202
18. Acknowledgments 215
19. Notes 217
20. Bibliography 239
21. Index 253