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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.

Top Cast

  • Mark Ruffalo

    Mark Ruffalo

    Narrator (voice)

  • Phillip A. Sharp

    Phillip A. Sharp

    Self

  • Walter Isaacson

    Walter Isaacson

    Self

  • Ann Sharp

    Ann Sharp

    Self

  • Chanda Davetas

    Chanda Davetas

    Ann Sharp

Overview

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.

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