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Your Nose Could Be The Best Compass While Seeking Your Soulmate
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igor-zu on 28 May, 2008 01:53:00
 
Everybody knows about love from the first look. That's how we choose our
soulmate, looking at his appearance, mimicry, gestures. We also can hear his or
her talking — and fall in love with the voice. But one of the dating
agencies offered something revolutionary — a matchmaking by smell.
According to the founders of that dating site, they can find you a partner
who's heaven scent - forget speed dating or blind dates. When it comes to
meeting the man of your dreams, the answer could lie no further than the end of
your nose.
A dating website claims the key to a finding a perfect match lies in body
odour, with women preferring men who smell very differently to themselves, and
vice versa.
For £1,000 they will analyse a person's DNA for genes linked to the smell
of sweat and then provide them with a list of potential suitors with different
body odour to their own. The service, advertised as the first "to find matches
who share chemical attraction with each other", is based around a series of
scientific studies which have shown that opposites really do attract.
Research shows that our sweat contains genes linked to the immune system and
our ability to fight off disease. The more different these major
histocompatibility, or MHC, genes are to your own, the more pleasant you find a
person - and their sweat. It is thought the phenomenon evolved to prevent us
unintentionally mating with relatives - or others who are genetically similar
to us.
It also ensures that any children a couple have will have broad immunity
against disease. Those who sign up to that dating service are asked to provide
details about themselves, their interests and the sort of person they would
like to meet. Subscribers also asked to provide a sample of cells swabbed from
the inside of their cheeks. DNA from the cells is then analysed in the lab for
the MHC genes, and the results are compared with that of other subscribers.
True love is not the only potential benefit, with the company saying
chemically-matched couples will have more satisfying sex lives and be less
inclined to cheat. The latter claim is based on a recent study showing that
when couples share very similar MHC genes, the woman is more likely to be
sexually dissatisfied with their partner, have a roving eye - and even an
affair.
(by http://www.dailymail.co.uk)