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

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the story of Dr. Phillip A. Sharp, a Kentucky farm boy turned Nobel-prize winning scientist, and his central role in the birth and proliferation of the American biotechnology industry. His 1977 discovery of RNA splicing set the stage for a...See morethe story of Dr. Phillip A. Sharp, a Kentucky farm boy turned Nobel-prize winning scientist, and his central role in the birth and proliferation of the American biotechnology industry. His 1977 discovery of RNA splicing set the stage for a revolution in molecular biology, enabling research into a new class of medicines predicated on recombinant DNA techniques. Moreover, Dr. Sharp's participation in the earliest days of biotechnology, consulting for Genentech and helping co-found Biogen, kick-started an industry which, heretofore nonexistent prior to the 1970s, has exploded into one of the most pivotal and innovative sectors in the American economy. The groundwork that Dr. Sharp helped construct, through his research and entrepreneurship, set the foundation for biotechnology's greatest triumphs, ranging from the development of synthetic insulin and human growth hormone to the COVID-19 vaccine. Written by Uncommon Productions See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Walter Isaacson Self Self See fewer	Steve Jobs (2015)
Chanda Davetas Ann Sharp Ann Sharp See fewer	Community Theatre (2016)
Phillip A. Sharp Self Self See fewer	This Week in Virology (I) (2008)
Deval Patrick Self Self See fewer	2020: The Dumpster Fire (2021)
Noubar Afeyan Self Self See fewer	Pathways to Invention (2022)