Dating compatibility is a current topic that we can explore as a potential use of DNA technology made available on a desktop computer. It involves using desktop DNA machines onsite in dating agencies to do the screening for compatibility utilizing your DNA and comparing it with an existing database of genetic markers immediately. Imagine signing up at a local dating agency and them having a Desktop DNA computer in their office!
First of all, research would be needed to determine what DNA is found in common among successful couples. It would start with finding happily married couples who have stayed together for over 20 years. The reason the 20 year cutoff is useful is because that duration proves either a commitment to staying married or a genetic predisposition, both of which are useful. That will define a successful marriage for the purpose of the initial testing. Such a marriage would have survived many difficulties, as well as experienced joy along the way. One can imagine that at least 2 different types of useful and specific genetic markers will be found. One genetic marker will be found that shows a person can stay married to quite a few different mates. The other would show the type of person likely to stay married to specific DNA compatible types. The client focus would be obtaining the specific DNA coupling of compatibility, not just the general compatibility.
When the person goes to the dating agency, they would get a swab of their saliva to obtain their DNA, paying a fee to the agency so they could recover their costs to purchase the machine, and administer the test. At that time, the agency would check for DNA markers in their database that match the customer’s most compatible match of a person living within an appropriate distance. Arrangements would be made at that time for a date in a non-threatening environment.
As this point, many questions will be asked. What would the first response of DNA compatible people be to each other? Even if they know they are compatible, they may not like each other anyway! How far should you be willing to travel to date a potentially “perfect” match by DNA standards? What if the matches need to be within a certain age for the DNA match to be worthwhile? This needs to be considered because you can assume someone is going to try this concept out soon, because desktop DNA machines with software to process the genetic code are now available.
Desktop computers coupled with DNA testing equipment, and the software to process and mine the data are here. How society will deal with it is an open question. Hopefully, this article will get a discussion going so the technology can benefit mankind. Think of a world with happy couples generating a lifetime worth of indelible memories.
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