In this concise volume, you'll find a collection of cutting-edge research and commentary from leading scholars, bioethicists and legal practitioners in an attempt to cover the broad and ever-changing intersection of law and bioinformatics. The book begins with an overview of the evolving bioinformatics field then explores legal issues surrounding the software tools that enable large-scale computational biology, including procurement and licensing of commercial software systems, in-house and contracted software development and issues surrounding open source software.
Partner Jane Eckels, associates Joanne Montague, Jordan Bowler, and prior DWT partner Michele Herman, co-authored the "Open Source Software and Bioinformatics" chapter.