Buying your Self on the Internet Wrap Contracts and Personal Genomics

Examines the direct-to-consumer genetic testing industry's controversial use of 'wrap' contracts

This book provides an introduction to the world of personal genomics and examines the rise of the direct-to-consumer genetic testing industry (DTC) and its use of 'wrap' contracts. It explores the different types of tests available and the issues that this industry raises for law and society.

Andelka M. Phillips is Senior Lecturer at Te Piringa, Faculty of Law, the University of Waikato and a Research Associate at University of Oxford's Centre for Health, Law and Emerging Technologies (HeLEX). She is a writer and academic whose research interests lie in the areas of Information Technology Law and Health and Medical Law. She was formerly the Ussher Assistant Professor in Information Technology Law at Trinity College Dublin and the Convenor of Trinity College Dublin Law School's Technology, Law and Society Research Group.