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FTDNA - Changes Afoot?
« on: Saturday 14 September 13 16:04 BST (UK) »
Senior YDNA Geneticist Thomas Krahn posted the following on a forum which suggests his sudden departure from FTDNA:-

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GENEALOGY-DNA/2013-08/1377935077

This follows FTDNA's parent company Gene by Gene Ltd's acquisition of a company that specializes in genome sequencing and computational analysis:-

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gene-by-gene-acquires-arpeggi-a-startup-health--and-ge-backed-company-to-build-worlds-leading-genetic-testing-and-genome-diagnostics-company-218666411.html

What this means is not clear yet but there will be changes ahead at FTDNA for sure.