• Gene Security Network (Redwood City, California) reported the launch of its first non-invasive prenatal test powered by the company's bioinformatics technology, Parental Support. Parental Support combines single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) technology with advanced bioinformatics algorithms to generate highly accurate genetic information from small amounts of free-floating fetal DNA found in the mother's blood. Non-invasive prenatal testing is safe for mother and fetus and replaces current invasive tests, such as amniocentesis, which can be dangerous to the pregnancy. Use of the technology to determine paternity has been licensed to a partner. GSN is a genetic testing company that has developed a proprietary bioinformatics technology (Parental Support) to deliver accurate and comprehensive high throughput testing for reproductive indications from tiny quantities of DNA – as small as that from a single cell.