Sliming Bush.

A pair of scientists has named new species of slime mold slime mold or slime fungus, a heterotrophic organism once regarded as a fungus but later classified with the Protista. In a recent system of classification based on analysis of nucleic acid (genetic material) sequences, slime molds have been beetles after George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld. The conservative entomologists The following is a list of entomologists, people who have studied insects.
Name Born Died Country Speciality
John Abbot 1751 1840 United States say this is a tribute. "I'd be honored to have a slime mold beetle named after me," scientist Kelly Miller Kelly Miller may be:

Kelly Miller (scientist) (1863-1939), also mathematician, sociologist & journalist
Kelly Miller (hockey) (born 1963), American hockey player
Kelly Miller (basketball player) (born 1978), American WNBA player

told The Salt Lake Tribune.

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Date:	Jul 1, 2005
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