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Humor, We Hope: Jun 1, 2012

Jun 01, 2012
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Respondents to Genome Technology's 2012 salary survey were asked what types of benefits they are offered as part of their compensation. While some sadly said "none," many shared a variety of perks they receive. Some of those submissions appear in this word search — try to decipher the clues and then find those answers in the puzzle. Clue answers appear below.

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