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Datingappscanbetrickytonavigate,particularlywhenyou’retryingtomakeoutsomeone’scredibility.HowdoyouknowthatBenfromLondonisreally25-years-old?Ishisprofilepicturerecent?Doeshereallyhaveapuppy?IshisnameevenBen?Onethingyoucan’tcheatisyourgenetics,whichiswhyanewdatingappisusingDNAcompatibility(兼容性)asabasisforitsmatchmakingalgorithm(算法).

Pheramorrequiresalluserstosubmitacheekswabusingaspecially-createdkitfromwhichateamofin-housescientistscansequencethespecificgenesassociatedwithattractionandidentifywhichusersmightbesexuallycompatible.

Theprocessworksbyisolatingthe11genesthatlinktoourpheromones,thechemicalsignalsthatarebelievedtotriggersexualattraction.Combiningthisdatawiththepersonalinformationstatedonusers’profilesallowstheapptomakeveryspecificmatches.

“Pheramorusesbothyourbiologyandyoursocialtechnology;wecollectyourgeneticdatathroughaq-tip-likecheekswabandacquireyourlike,dislikes,andinterestsfromyoursocialmediaprofileslikeFacebook,Twitter,etc,”theapp’swebsiteexplains,“Allofthisinformationwillbeusedinourproprietaryalgorithm,whichisdesignedtolearnyourpreferences.”TheHouston-basedappisalreadyupandrunningbuthopestoofficiallylaunchinFebruarywith3,000members.

“Whenwesmellpheromones,whatwe’reactuallysmellingishowdiversesomeone’simmunesystemiscomparedtoourown,”explainsco-founderBrittanyBarreto,whohasaPHDingenetics,“Evolutionisverystrong.Sowe’resmellingeachother,tryingtofigureoutwhoisthebestpersontomatewith,”shetoldtheHoustonChronicle.

SheaddedthatPheramor’sadvancedtechnologydigsdeeperthantraditionaldatingappsbymovingpastthebasicinfolistedonmostprofiles,makingitalmostimpossibleforpeopletocheattheirwaytoadate.Impostersmighthavetroublecatfishingthe