CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 1h 37m

Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

75%(2)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byBill Haney

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
EN
Released
February 5, 2025
Budget
$1,000,000
Studios
Uncommon ProductionsIndependent Lens

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring
Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo

Narrator (voice)

Phillip A. Sharp

Self

Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson

Self

Ann Sharp

Self

Chanda Davetas

Chanda Davetas

Ann Sharp

Creative team
Directed by
Bill Haney
Written by
Bill Haney
Produced by
Carina Chavda Mehta
Maura McCarthy Haney

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