Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution (2025)
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.
Director: Bill Haney
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Mark Ruffalo as Narrator (voice) |
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Phillip A. Sharp as Self |
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Walter Isaacson as Self |
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Ann Sharp as Self |
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Chanda Davetas as Ann Sharp |
| Directing | Bill Haney | Director |
| Writing | Bill Haney | Writer |
| Production | Carina Chavda Mehta | Producer |
| Production | Maura McCarthy Haney | Producer |
| Crew | Claudia Raschke | Cinematography |
| Editing | Shannon Conboy | Editor |
| Sound | Craig Richey | Original Music Composer |
| Production | R. J. Cutler | Executive Producer |