Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

February 05, 2025 | 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.

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Naomi Scott

Mark Ruffalo

Naomi Scott

Phillip A. Sharp

Naomi Scott

Walter Isaacson

Naomi Scott

Ann Sharp

Naomi Scott

Chanda Davetas

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