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Weekly Twitter Roundup: 8/9-8/13, 2010

By Alexa

Science news we thought Twitter-worthy:

Friday

Stinky safety! Utility sends scratch & sniff to remind customers of gas leaks’ rotten egg stench:  http://ow.ly/2pj9R

Want fries with that? How about a pill? Free statin would neutralise fast food heart risk – @ImperialCollege scientists http://bit.ly/cFCGMC

Citizen Scientists Make First Deep Space Discovery With Einstein@Home: http://ow.ly/2pe58

Thursday

How did the remains of a 18th century ship wind up 20 feet below street level at Ground Zero? http://ow.ly/2oJBK

Are you ready for a world without antibiotics? http://ow.ly/2oIlf

Wednesday

3rd base is a big responsibility for a rookie like #Orioles’ Josh Bell. Science of the hot corner: http://ow.ly/2oikX

Space telescopes do not have color cameras. So how do we get such vibrant results? http://ow.ly/2ognJ

Tuesday

10 facts about the annual Perseid Meteor shower that peaks on Thursday: http://ow.ly/2nCfE

Monday

Any Rubik’s Cube position can be solved in 20 moves, according to 35 years of CPU processing. http://www.cube20.org/

What’s behind the 2nd door? Robot to explore mysterious tunnels in the Pyramid of Khufu: http://ow.ly/2n0at

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