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'''Robert Hall Haynes''', [[Order of Canada|OC]], [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] (August 27, 1931 – December 22, 1998) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[geneticist]] and [[biophysicist]]. He was the Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Biology at [[York University]]. Haynes was best known for his contributions to the study of [[DNA repair]] and [[mutagenesis]], and for helping promote the concept of [[terraforming]] through his invention of the term, [[ecopoiesis]].
'''Robert Hall Haynes''', [[Order of Canada|OC]], [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] (27 August 1931 – 22 December 1998) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[geneticist]] and [[biophysicist]]. He was the Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Biology at [[York University]]. Haynes was best known for his contributions to the study of [[DNA repair]] and [[mutagenesis]], and for helping promote the concept of [[terraforming]] through his invention of the term, [[ecopoiesis]].


Haynes was one of the earliest geneticists to recognize the fundamental biological importance of the [[DNA damage (naturally occurring)|vulnerability of DNA to damage]] and therefore the central role of [[DNA repair]] processes. As he noted, “[[DNA]] is composed of rather ordinary molecular subunits, which certainly are not endowed with any peculiar kind of quantum mechanical stability. Its very chemical vulgarity makes it prey to all the chemical horrors and misfortune that might befall any such molecule in a warm aqueous medium.”<ref>Haynes, R. H. (1988). Biological context of DNA repair. In “Mechanisms and Consequences of DNA Damage Processing” (E. C. Friedberg and P. C. Hanawalt, eds.), pp. 577-584. Alan R. Liss, New York</ref>
Haynes was one of the earliest geneticists to recognize the fundamental biological importance of the [[DNA damage (naturally occurring)|vulnerability of DNA to damage]] and therefore the central role of [[DNA repair]] processes. As he noted, “[[DNA]] is composed of rather ordinary molecular subunits, which certainly are not endowed with any peculiar kind of quantum mechanical stability. Its very chemical vulgarity makes it prey to all the chemical horrors and misfortune that might befall any such molecule in a warm aqueous medium.”<ref>Haynes, R. H. (1988). Biological context of DNA repair. In “Mechanisms and Consequences of DNA Damage Processing” (E. C. Friedberg and P. C. Hanawalt, eds.), pp. 577-584. Alan R. Liss, New York</ref>
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Robert Haynes
OC, FRSC
Born(1931-08-27)27 August 1931
London, Ontario, Canada
Died22 December 1998(1998-12-22) (aged 67)
EducationUniversity of Western Ontario
Known forStudy of DNA repair and mutagenesis
AwardsOrder of Canada
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics, biophysics
InstitutionsYork University, Toronto

Robert Hall Haynes, OC, FRSC (27 August 1931 – 22 December 1998) was a Canadian geneticist and biophysicist. He was the Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Biology at York University. Haynes was best known for his contributions to the study of DNA repair and mutagenesis, and for helping promote the concept of terraforming through his invention of the term, ecopoiesis.

Haynes was one of the earliest geneticists to recognize the fundamental biological importance of the vulnerability of DNA to damage and therefore the central role of DNA repair processes. As he noted, “DNA is composed of rather ordinary molecular subunits, which certainly are not endowed with any peculiar kind of quantum mechanical stability. Its very chemical vulgarity makes it prey to all the chemical horrors and misfortune that might befall any such molecule in a warm aqueous medium.”[1]

Haynes early life and scientific contributions have been summarized by Kunz et al. (1993)[2] and Kunz and Hanawalt (1999).[3]

Incomplete timeline

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  • 1953, Haynes receives a degree in Mathematics and Physics, at the University of Western Ontario.
  • 1957, Ph.D. in Biophysics, UWO
  • 1984, Haynes creates the word ecopoiesis, a term that came to be widely used by writers and some proponents of terraforming and space exploration.
  • 1987, The Genetics Society of Canada creates the Robert H. Haynes Young Scientist Award.
  • 1988, Haynes serves as President of the 16th International Congress of Genetics.
  • 1990, He is made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
  • 1995 Haynes becomes the 104th President of the Royal Society of Canada

Selected publications

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Presidential Address

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  • Haynes, R.H. (1989). "Genetics and the unity of Biology". Genome. Vol. 31. pp. 1–7. doi:10.1139/g89-004. PMID 2687084.

Planetary engineering

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References

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  1. ^ Haynes, R. H. (1988). Biological context of DNA repair. In “Mechanisms and Consequences of DNA Damage Processing” (E. C. Friedberg and P. C. Hanawalt, eds.), pp. 577-584. Alan R. Liss, New York
  2. ^ Kunz BA1, Eckardt-Schupp F, Brendel M.vA Festschrift for Robert H. Haynes. Mutat Res. 1993 Sep;289(1):3-6. PMID 7689160 DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(93)90124-x
  3. ^ Kunz BA1, Hanawalt PC. In memoriam: robert hall haynes. Environ Mol Mutagen. 1999;33(4):257-265. PMID 10398372 DOI:10.1002/(sici)1098-2280(1999)33:4<257::aid-em1>3.0.co;2-0
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Preceded by President of the Royal Society of Canada
1995–1997 		Succeeded by
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