Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

The 1977 discovery of RNA splicing by Dr. Phillip A. Sharp, Kentucky farm boy turned Nobel-prize winning scientist, set the stage for a revolution in molecular biology, enabling research into a new class of medicines predicated on recombinant DNA techniques ranging from the development of synthetic insulin and human growth hormone to the COVID-19 vaccine.

• Release date
• February 5, 2025
• Runtime
• 97 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Bill Haney

Cast

Mark Ruffalo Narrator (voice)

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Phillip A. Sharp Self Walter Isaacson Self

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Ann Sharp Self Chanda Davetas Ann Sharp