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

The documentary “Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution” will be screened at the Charles Theatre in Baltimore on Oct. 23 at 7 p.m., with a panel discussion to follow.

Narrated by actor Mark Ruffalo, “Cracking the Code” is an inspiring story of vision, perseverance, and the power of science to change the world. Sharp’s journey from a Kentucky farm boy to Nobel laureate embodies the American Dream and the triumph of entrepreneurial spirit. 

His groundbreaking 1977 discovery of RNA splicing rewrote the rules of molecular biology and ignited a lifesaving scientific revolution, laying the foundation for an industry that has become a cornerstone of global innovation and economic growth — and transformed the health of billions of patients worldwide. 

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