nervous system
noun
: the bodily system that in vertebrates is made up of the brain and spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and parts of the receptor organs and that receives and interprets stimuli and transmits impulses to the effector organs see autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system
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The disease attacks the brain and nervous system, and targets members of the cervid family, such as deer, elk, reindeer and moose.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
The answer is the web of mycelium (made up of long, underground structures of thread-like filaments called hyphae) that links fungal colonies with the soil, similar to how the nervous system connects things in our bodies.
—Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 8 May 2024
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
The answer is the web of mycelium (made up of long, underground structures of thread-like filaments called hyphae) that links fungal colonies with the soil, similar to how the nervous system connects things in our bodies.
—Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 8 May 2024
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