Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

2025·1h 37m·Released

7.5
Documentary

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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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

Details

Release Date
2025-02-05
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Uncommon Productions, Independent Lens
Budget
$1M

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