"You're gonna need a bigger boat." It's been 50 years since Roy Scheider's Chief Brody uttered that famous line after getting a first glimpse of the deadly shark in Steven Spielberg's "Jaws." The film,

The transcriptome (or sum total of the messenger RNA) of the white shark showed greater similarity to the human transcriptome than to that of other fishes. This hints that "unexpressed genes" in the shark could one day play a role in uncovering genetic pathways for potential cures in human diseases.

The toothy villain of “Jaws” terrified audiences in 1975. Offscreen, the hit film — which is celebrating its 50th anniversary — impacted sharks in unexpected ways.