TWiV 462: Splicing RNA with Phillip A. Sharp

Vincent speaks with 1993 Nobel Laureate Phillip A. Sharp about his career and his seminal discovery of RNA splicing in mammalian cells, which changed our understanding of gene structure.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello

Guest: Phillip A. Sharp

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Links for this episode

• Meet the Microbiologist
• Sharp Laboratory
• Spliced segments of adenovirus late mRNA (PNAS)
• Video of this interview (YouTube)

This episode is brought to you by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Part of the U.S. Department of Defense, the Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department hosts the 2017 Chemical and Biological Defense Science & Technology Conference to exchange information on the latest and most dynamic developments for countering chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction. Find out more at http://www.cbdstconference.com

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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