Contributed by: Editor on Thursday, July 24 2008 @ 03:48 pm
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TechCrunch has a short article about a new DNA dating service called Gene Partner. The twist with this dating site is that they will perform their DNA matching service for only $199, which is a lot less than the $1000 or so required by other similar services. While the cost is just 20% of what the competitors charge I feel this price is still out of the range most singles are willing to spend. They need to bring the price down to the $60 range before these type of dating sites become anything more than a novelty.
I'm not sure why TechCrunch called the article Ok, We Have Our First DNA-Based Dating Service: GenePartner[*1] . This dating service is definitely not the first DNA matching service (see story). They even admitted to this fact in the article. Seems like a cheap promotional stunt to generate visitors. I'm surprised at TechCrunch, they are better than that.