Randy Wayne (biologist)
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Randy O. Wayne is an associate professor of plant biology at Cornell University.[4] Along with his former colleague Peter K. Hepler, Wayne established the role of calcium in regulating plant growth.[5][6] Their 1985 article Calcium and Plant Development was awarded the "Citation Classic" award from Current Contents magazine.[7] They researched how plant cells sense gravity through pressure,[8][9][10] the water permeability of plant membranes,[11] light microscopy,[12] as well as the effects of calcium on plant development.[7][13] Wayne authored two textbooks, including Plant Cell Biology: From Astronomy to Zoology[14][15] and Light and Video Microscopy.[16]
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Randy Wayne | |
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Born | (1955-05-08) May 8, 1955 (age 68) Boston, Massachusetts United States |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Amherst BS 1977 University of California at Los Angeles Masters 1979[1] University of Massachusetts Amherst PhD 1985[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biophysical Plant Cell Biology |
Institutions | Cornell[2][3] |
Doctoral advisor | Peter K. Hepler |
Website | Randy Wayne at Cornell |
Attempting to explain photosynthesis and gravitropism, Wayne has developed and promoted a fringe theory of light and gravity based on a concept of "binary photons".[17][18] This concept is inconsistent with relativity and modern physics as a whole.[19]