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.
Directed by Bill Haney · Written by Bill Haney
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Mark Ruffalo Narrator (voice) - Phillip A. Sharp Self
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Walter Isaacson Self - Ann Sharp Self
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Chanda Davetas Ann Sharp
Make it a double feature
3h 40m together
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
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