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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2000 92(13):1034-1037; doi:10.1093/jnci/92.13.1034
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 13, 1034-1037, July 5, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press

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Despite Embargo, Biotechnology in Cuba Thrives

Judith Randal

This is the second in a two-part series.

If one thing can be said of scientists in Cuba, it is that at salaries of US $25 to $30 a month plus an annual bonus of $70 to $90, their life’s work is a labor of love. Yet they seem to thrive on it.

When pressed about their meager earnings, they speak of such things as the food subsidies the government provides, the pennies-a-month residential electricity rates, and the "perks" that come with their jobs: premium housing with little or no rent, for example, and sometimes . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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