Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
Bill Haney2025-02-05
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97 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Mark Ruffalo | Narrator (voice) | The Free Refills |
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Phillip A. Sharp | Self | Unowned |
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Walter Isaacson | Self | Unowned |
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Ann Sharp | Self | Unowned |
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Chanda Davetas | Ann Sharp | Unowned |