Randy Wayne (biologist)
Randy O. Wayne is an associate professor of plant biology at Cornell University. Along with his former colleague Peter K. Hepler, Wayne established the role of calcium in regulating plant growth. Their 1985 article Calcium and Plant Development was awarded the "Citation Classic" award from Current Contents magazine. They researched how plant cells sense gravity through pressure, the water permeability of plant membranes, light microscopy, as well as the effects of calcium on plant development. Wayne authored two textbooks, including Plant Cell Biology: From Astronomy to Zoology and Light and Video Microscopy.
Randy Wayne | |
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| Born | May 8, 1955 Boston, Massachusetts United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Amherst BS 1977 University of California at Los Angeles Masters 1979 University of Massachusetts Amherst PhD 1985 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biophysical Plant Cell Biology |
| Institutions | Cornell |
| 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". This concept is inconsistent with relativity and modern physics as a whole.