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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

97 minutes

Year:

2025

Director:

Bill Haney

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Company:

Uncommon Productions,

Independent Lens

Cast:

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Ann Sharp

Crew:

Director

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Producer

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