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Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
7.5 / 10• 2025• 1h 37m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
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 & Crew
Mark Ruffalo
Narrator (voice)
LeadPA
Phillip A. Sharp
Self
Walter Isaacson
Self
AS
Ann Sharp
Self
Chanda Davetas
Ann Sharp
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bill Haney's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
