ScientificMatch.com

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ScientificMatch.com
FoundedDecember 2007
DissolvedEarly 2012
HeadquartersBoston
Founder(s)Eric Holzle[1]
URLwww.scientificmatch.com
Current statusDefunct

ScientificMatch.com was an online dating service launched in December 2007 by Eric Holzle and based in Boston, Massachusetts.[2]

The company scanned cells from the inside of members' mouths for six immunity markers to help them find someone who is a match. The test results were used to match people with complementary immune systems.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

The website was shut down in early 2012.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Company Sells Scientific Approach to Love". NPR. March 26, 2008.
  2. ^ Sheril Kirshenbaum. The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us. Grand Central Publishing. 2011. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-446-57513-3.
  3. ^ Nuzzo, Regina (2008-05-19). "Do I smell sexy? Here's a new reason to swap spit". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ Holahan, Catherine (February 14, 2008). "So I Married an Avatar". Bloomberg News.
  5. ^ "Bizarre dating sites you didn't know existed". CBS News.
  6. ^ FRIEDMAN, EMILY (December 13, 2007). "Can DNA Tests Help Find True Love?". ABC News.
  7. ^ JOHNSON, L.A. (February 13, 2008). "Dating with a twist: New service makes matches using DNA tests". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  8. ^ Byrne, Katie (May 5, 2009). "Internet dating has taken an elitist turn". The Herald. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18.
  9. ^ Nuzzo, Regina (May 19, 2008). "Do I smell sexy? Here's a new reason to swap spit". Los Angeles Times.
  10. ^ "The scent of a woman (and a man)". The Economist. January 10, 2008.