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BOSTON (Reuters) - An explosion that blew out a number of windows at a Boston-area laboratory specializing in stem-cell research was caused by a pipe bomb, local police said on Friday. No one was wounded in Thursday's early morning blast at Watertown, Massachusetts-based Amaranth Bio, which says on its Web site its technology is focused on organ regeneration and that it is working on cures for diabetes and liver disorders. In a statement, Watertown police confirmed the explosion was the result of a pipe bomb and said they believe someone broke into the facility. No arrests have been made, police...

Pipe bomber hits bio lab: Feds probe attack in Watertown By Casey Ross, Jennifer Rosinski and Tom Farmer Friday, August 27, 2004 A pipe bomb ripped through a biotech research lab in Watertown early yesterday, igniting fears of terrorism as federal agents combed through the debris in a search for evidence, law enforcement sources said. The bomb exploded in the darkened lab of Amaranth Bio Inc. at 3:40 a.m., blasting out windows from floor to ceiling in a Pleasant Street office building that houses a half-dozen companies. ``There's no reason to believe it's a terrorist act, but there is reason...