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  1. Scientists find radioactive isotopes in Pacific Bluefin Tuna caught off San Diego bit.ly/LCIk3m 1:48 PM May 29th via Seesmic twhirl
  2. Consumer Reports releases sunscreen rankings, warns pregnant women of dangerous ingredients bit.ly/MRFeO5 3:18 PM May 27th via Seesmic twhirl
  3. MIT engineers create device that painlessly injects medicine at nearly the speed of sound bit.ly/KLMnck (via @science) 6:33 PM May 26th via Seesmic twhirl
  4. Children can become seriously ill from consuming laundry detergent packets bit.ly/L2Yp2U 10:28 AM May 26th via Seesmic twhirl
  5. 93 year old woman is named world's oldest toga teacher bit.ly/L0IrXh 3:25 PM May 25th via Seesmic twhirl
  6. Scientists turn skin cells into heart muscle cells bit.ly/LkhU6w 2:11 PM May 24th via Seesmic twhirl
  7. Skinny jeans linked to permanent nerve damage bit.ly/JH38FC 1:55 PM May 24th via Seesmic twhirl
  8. Government panel finds PSA test gives false positive result 80% of time bit.ly/JLUTfQ 6:45 PM May 21st via Seesmic twhirl
  9. Strange behaviors during sleep walking: binge eating, violence and acting out dreams bit.ly/JdVaZK 11:11 PM May 18th via Seesmic twhirl
  10. Study finds coffee drinkers have lower risk of death bit.ly/JDXFnq 1:23 PM May 18th via Seesmic twhirl
  11. OraQuick home HIV test closer to FDA approval bit.ly/JjUzpJ 2:29 PM May 17th via Seesmic twhirl
  12. Paralyzed woman controls robot arm with her mind bit.ly/KThUwO (via @science) 9:15 AM May 17th via Seesmic twhirl
  13. Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks losing weight with volumetrics bit.ly/JhJLCP 2:44 PM May 15th via Seesmic twhirl
  14. Stanford study finds nearly 3.6% of U.S. adults have sleepwalked in past year bit.ly/K0jQ4y (via @science) 11:32 PM May 14th via Seesmic twhirl
  15. More kids swallowing button batteries - fatal/severe injuries climbing due to increase used of higher voltage batteries bit.ly/Jc7RWg 12:25 PM May 14th via Seesmic twhirl
  16. Lopsided emo-style haircuts can cause lazy eye warns optometrist. bit.ly/Kh1Lz7 9:21 AM May 14th via Seesmic twhirl
  17. Researcher killed by deadly bacteria from his lab bit.ly/J1TaDR 1:21 AM May 13th via Seesmic twhirl
  18. Chinese police cracking down on horrible, disgusting gutter oil, which is used to make cooking oil bit.ly/IQKsDN 3:01 PM May 12th via Seesmic twhirl
  19. Scientists say reusable grocery bags help spread the norovirus bit.ly/M2jVJk (via @science) 8:12 PM May 10th via Seesmic twhirl
  20. CDC: Young people facing skin cancer epidemic bit.ly/KdQp2x 6:30 PM May 10th via Seesmic twhirl