Randy Wayne (biologist)

Randy Wayne
Born (1955-05-08) May 8, 1955 (age 69)
Boston, Massachusetts United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst BS 1977
University of California at Los Angeles Masters 1979[3]
University of Massachusetts Amherst PhD 1985[3]
Scientific career
FieldsBiophysical Plant Cell Biology
InstitutionsCornell[1][2]
Doctoral advisorPeter K. Hepler
WebsiteRandy Wayne at Cornell

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]

Copy of Dedication page to Plant Cell Biology sent to Thomas Chargaff, son of Erwin Chargaff

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]

  1. ^ Sean T. Hammond and Karl J. Niklas (10 January 2012). "Computer simulations support a core prediction of a contentious plant model". American Journal of Botany. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  2. ^ Randy O. Wayne, in Ithaca Journal on August 4, 2011, Cornell decision to ax courses steps on academic freedom — Ithaca Journal, Retrieved Aug. 26, 2014, "...we question Cornell’s commitment to the concept of academic freedom.."
  3. ^ a b "Randy O Wayne (faculty biography)". Cornell University Department of Plant Biology. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-06-28. Bachelor's Degree Univ Massachusetts 1977 Master's Degree University of California Los Angeles 1979 Doctorate Univ Massachusetts 1985
  4. ^ "Where is the Freedom to Question?". American Institute for Technology and Science Education. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  5. ^ V. Raghavan (1989). "Developmental Biology of Fern Gametophytes". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33022-0. Retrieved 2012-06-28. Direct demonstration of an increased Ca2+ influx in the spore following exposure to a saturating dose of red light has been possible by atomic absorption spectroscopy (Wayne and Hepler, 1985a).
  6. ^ "A Basic Distinction (in the Breakthroughs Section)". Discover Magazine. November 1992. Volume 13, Number 11
  7. ^ a b "This Week's Citation Classic" (PDF). Current Contents. July 26, 1993. Retrieved 2012-06-28. The SCI® indicates that this paper has been cited in more than 405 publications -- Hepler P K & Wayne R O. Calcium and plant development. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. 36:397-439. 1985. -- Department of Botany, University of Massachusetts. Amherst. MA
  8. ^ "SCIENCE WATCH; Telling Up From Down". The New York Times. 1992. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  9. ^ Boyce Rensberger (July 13, 1992). "Getting to the Root Of Plant Growth; How Seeds Sprout in the Proper Direction". Washington Post.
  10. ^ Elison B. Blancaflor and Patrick H. Masson (December 2003). "Update on Tropisms: Plant Gravitropism. Unraveling the Ups and Downs of a Complex Process". Plant Physiology. pp. 1677–1690. Retrieved 2012-06-28. Vol. 133 Citing this article: Staves MP, Wayne R, Leopold AC (1997) The effect of external medium on the gravitropic curvature of rice (Oryza sativa, Poaceae) roots. Am J Bot 84:1522–1529
  11. ^ Christophe Maurel (June 1997). "Aquaporins and Water Permeability of Plant Membranes". Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology. 48: 399–429. doi:10.1146/annurev.arplant.48.1.399. PMID 15012269. Vol. 48: 399-429; DOI: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.48.1.399
  12. ^ Randy Wayne (August 2008). "Light and Video Microscopy". Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-374234-6. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  13. ^ Roux, S. J.; Wayne, R. O.; Datta, N. (1986). "Role of calcium ions in phytochrome responses: an update". Physiologia Plantarum. 66 (2): 344–348. doi:10.1111/j.1399-3054.1986.tb02430.x. PMID 11538657.
  14. ^ Plant cell biology. From astronomy to zoology, R Wayne, 2009, Elsevier/Academic Press. Reviewer: Nigel Chaffey, 2010, Plant cell biology. From astronomy to zoology (textbook review), Retrieved Aug. 26, 2014, "...Plant cell biology is an idiosyncratic text and permeated throughout with Wayne's own humour and take on the subject..."
  15. ^ Nigel Chaffey (reviewer of Wayne's book) (August 4, 2010). "Plant cell biology. From astronomy to zoology". Annals of Botany. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  16. ^ Carol Bayles (April 2010). "Let There be Light (review of Randy Wayne's book Light and Video Microscopy)". BioScience. Retrieved 2012-06-28. Volume 60 No. 4 BioScience ...excellent undergraduate level text on optical microscopy for biologists... also valuable to anyone using a light microscope ... An ability to elucidate difficult concepts is not the only thing that makes Wayne an excellent teacher. He is also a historian of science and has thoroughly researched the topic in order to bring historical information to the reader.
  17. ^ Wayne, Randy (2020). "The Binary Photon: A Heuristic Proposal to Address the Enigmatic Properties of Light" (PDF). The African Review of Physics. 15: 0010.
  18. ^ Wayne, Randy (2017). "A Push to Understand Gravity: A Heuristic Model". The African Review of Physics. 12: 2.
  19. ^ Dan Veaner (October 15, 2010). "Cornell Scientist Challenges Einstein". Lansing Star. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2012-06-28.