Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
Status
released
Original Language
en
Budget
$1.0M

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Cast

Mark Ruffalo as Narrator (voice)

Mark Ruffalo

Narrator (voice)

Phillip A. Sharp as Self

Phillip A. Sharp

Self

Walter Isaacson as Self

Walter Isaacson

Self

Ann Sharp as Self

Ann Sharp

Self

Chanda Davetas as Ann Sharp

Chanda Davetas

Ann Sharp

Production Companies

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