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SingldOut
SingldOut is an online dating platform that uses genetic testing to identify potential relationship matches.[1] The company markets its intention to bridge the gap between digital networking and biological compatibility.[2][3] The service uses the professional networking site LinkedIn as well as DNA testing company Instant Chemistry in order to match its members.[1][4] Jana Bayad and Elle France launched the site in July 2014.[1][5][6][7]
Methodology[edit]
Upon registering with SingldOut, members would be sent a DNA test kit.[1][8] To assess the biological compatibility of its members, SingldOut would examines immune system genes, which play a role in attraction, as well as serotonin transporter genes, which play a role in determining how someone might react in certain situations.[1] Results from the DNA test would then be posted on the user's profile and can be compared with the results of other users.[9][10]
The company credits genetic testing with the ability to “identify up to 40 percent of the chemistry of attraction between two people.”[11]
References[edit]
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- ^"Instant chemistry? Toronto company claims long-term compatibility can be discerned from a DNA swab". National Post. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^"The New Science of Matchmaking: Dating Based on Your DNA". Healthline. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^"Dating by DNA: Online singles site is all about chemistry". SFGate. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^"Dating Site Instant Chemistry Uses DNA to Make Romantic Matches, But What About Fate?". Bustle. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^"Singld Out, A DNA-Based Dating Service, Can Match You With Dates Who Will Smell Sexy". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^"Talk about chemistry! Dating site tests DNA to make matches". USA Today. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^"SingldOut.com uses your genes to find your perfect romantic match". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^"Dating App 'Instant Chemistry' Uses DNA To Find You A Match". Design & Trend. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^"I Love Your Genes!". Slate. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
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