Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

Name: Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
Director: Bill Haney
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-02-05
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Phillip A. Sharp, Walter Isaacson, Ann Sharp, Chanda Davetas

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2025 · 97 min · Documentary · TMDB 7.5/10

Overview

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 by Bill Haney

Cast

Mark Ruffalo — Narrator (voice)
Phillip A. Sharp — Self
Walter Isaacson — Self
Ann Sharp — Self
Chanda Davetas — Ann Sharp