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New Dating Sites Match People Through DNA Tests
The Installer writes with this excerpt from an Associated Press report:
"A couple of genetic testing companies are promising to match couples based on DNA testing, touting the benefits of biological compatibility. The companies claim that a better biological match will mean better sex, less cheating, longer-lasting love and perhaps even healthier children. 'How many dating services can you think of where they can suggest you might have better children?' said Eric Holzle, founder of ScientificMatch.com, one of the first online dating sites to use DNA. ... The idea is that people tend to be attracted to those who have immune system genes that are dissimilar from their own. Biologists say the HLA genes of the immune system — which are responsible for recognizing and marking foreign cells such as viruses so other parts of the immune system can attack them — also determine body odor 'fingerprints.' And people tend to be attracted to the natural body odors of those who have different HLA genes from their own."
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Nice genes...
It's bad enough that I'm legally blind but now I can add it to the list of attributes that might reduce my chances of procreating (as if analyst and programmer weren't bad enough).
Enjoy your gene pool, jerkwads!
crazy dynamite monkey
DNA EXCHANGED!
where do i send my load so i can become part of this dna dating website. usually i just send it onto the ceiling, but now i hope i can send it somewhere useful.
I don't think I would ever want to date anyone who even remotely resembles me.
Who cares if people have your DNA info? What's it good for? They can't use it to take your money or anything, you tinfoil-hatter.
This is why the HTML 6 specification will include an olfactory tag, so that biologically compatible people can agree or disagree on the basis of body odor, rather than the meaning of their words. The W3C is also considering the inclusion of an IQ tag, to further facilitate meaningful communication. It is hoped that an advanced markup system will improve the basic functionality of the internet, while also mitigating many of the problems associated with the wrong people getting together online, for understandable but regrettable reasons. The W3C considers the biggest preventable threat to tomorrow's information exchange to be the population of children born as a result of those unfortunate online hookups.
And people tend to be attracted to the natural body odors
I think slashdotters would have this market cornered.
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I don't think anyone's stupid enough to think there's a single correlate to mate selection.
I think you underestimate the market-share of stupid.
In similar news, I'm starting a match making service based upon environmental chemical exposures.
Hey, exposure to ethyl alcohol is strongly correlated to time of conception for a majority of slashdotters.
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No, Gattaca is a boring film. There's scope for a genuinely good film which tackles the same/similar issues.
A cat tag!
When you shoot a mime, do you use a silencer?
So... my DNA is information... and information wants to be freely shared and spread around?
I think I've seen websites that have videos of that...
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They weren't free, though.
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Too bad they never made any sequels.