Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

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.

Top Cast

Mark Ruffalo

Narrator (voice)

Phillip A. Sharp

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Walter Isaacson

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Ann Sharp

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