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From: (John Chandler)
Subject: Re: [DNA] Y-STR testing rate slowing down?
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:33:07 -0500 (EST)
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Carol wrote:
> white-hot interest in genealogy that was palpable about five to
> eight years ago has significantly diminished. This would ultimately
> affect DNA testing, if I'm right.

It goes both ways, I think. A lot of the most industrious genealogical
researchers are now administering three or four DNA surname projects
and don't have as much time as they used to for transcribing wills
and census returns and so on.

John Chandler


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