![]() With that in mind, my boyfriend, a good sport, agreed to take the test. In other words: love is, for most of us, almost tragically average. Most couples are “average” – it’s an arbitrary scale, but scores usually fall in the 70-75% range. “There just aren’t that many super couples,” says Gonzalez. And they’ve only found one unicorn, that elusive couple with a perfect score. They want their scores, it seems, to affirm what they believe they already know. While two of their subjects are now engaged, Seabrooke points out that most couples who take the test are already fairly established. It’s an intoxicating idea, but currently only about 300 couples have signed up, which means they can’t draw robust conclusions about their compatibility science – at least not yet. Instant Chemistry is banking on the fact that most of us would answer the question: “So you really want to know how truly compatible you and your partner are?” with a Yes! Desperately! The total cost for the test and subsequent “love manual” is $199. You’ll learn how likely it is that you and your partner will remain physically attracted to each other over time and you’ll get feedback from the resident good doctors on how to be a better listener. They were both fascinated by the science of compatibility and spent years trying to figure out why some people work well together, and other just don’t.Īfter you take Instant Chemistry’s test, you and your partner will receive a booklet explaining the findings. I really cannot waste more time on this.” But Seabrooke and Gonzalez aren’t hacks – they met as medical students studying neuroscience and genetics. I emailed a few geneticists for commentary on the veracity of Instant Chemistry’s science, and received the following response: “I spent three minutes reading what this company is offering, and my impression is it is total delusion. If you think this sounds bananas, you’re not alone. ![]() Seabrooke and Gonzalez argue that individual variations of these genes can determine how you communicate and process emotions, and subsequently how you and your partner will grow as a couple over time. HLA is the best studied of all of Instant Chemistry’s metrics: the others rely on extrapolating psychological profiles from four behavioral genetic variants: your serotonin transporter, oxytocin receptor, dopamine receptor, and a dopamine enzyme. As Gonzalez says, “How often have you heard something like, ‘I liked him, he was cute, but we didn’t have any chemistry.’ That’s not magic, that’s science.” How often have you heard someone say ‘I liked him, but we didn’t have any chemistry.’ That’s not magic, that’s science. HLA is what allows us to recognize the self: is this body mine or other? It controls what bacteria grows on and in you, producing your unique odor and taste, leaving you unbothered by your partner’s early-morning scent, their tongue, hair and hollows. In the process of analysis, first, they look at the genes of your immune system – the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) profile of you and your partner. Instant Chemistry only looks at select genetic material: it won’t map your genome, or tell you about mutations that could affect your offspring (to do so, they’d be diving into murky ethical waters and opening themselves up to the same scrutiny facing the genomics company 23andMe). ![]() Seabrooke and Gonzalez, for example, ring in at a cool 86%. Instant Chemistry then extracts certain genetic information from the samples and, based on what they term “bio- and neuro-compatibility”, score how compatible you are. Instant Chemistry works like so: you and your partner sign up to receive a “relationship kit” containing two saliva receptacles, which you spit into and send back to the company.
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