Microsoft Corp.’s MSN and MCI Inc. said on Monday they are teaming
up to extend the reach of MSN’s instant-messaging service into the
crowded global computer-to-phone call market.

South Korea’s pioneering stem cell scientist, embroiled in a scandal
over ethical lapses, returned to his laboratory on Monday after the
university where he works agreed to launch an inquiry to verify his key
findings.

The cost of a Great Lakes cleanup plan unveiled on Monday by a White
House-backed group could reach $20 billion, a price that Washington has
already said the U.S. government cannot afford.

U.S. government researchers launched on Tuesday a pilot project to
find all the little genetic changes that cause cancer and hope it can
open a whole new world of targeted cancer therapy.

What a difference a robot-year makes.

Doctors treating patients with a congenital heart defect have found an
unexpected side effect of their work — repairing the heart condition
apparently relieves migraines. Now, a company that developed a device
to fix the heart defect is seeking approval to use it specifically as a
migraine treatment.

In a move with potentially far-reaching implications for the search
market, Alexa Internet is opening up its huge web crawler to any
programmer who wants paid access to its rich trove of internet data.