NEW YORK — Looking for love? Try leaning in for a . . . cheek swab. A couple of genetic-testing companies are promising to match couples based on the 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 , an online dating site using DNA.
Holzle wouldn’t reveal membership numbers, but GenePartner, a Swiss company that works with matchmakers and dating sites, has tested more than 1,000 people.
Dr. Rocio Moran, medical director of the General Genetics Clinic at the Cleveland Clinic, called the idea “ridiculous” and said attraction is too complex to look at a few genes.
