Original sentence: Alfred Rupert Sheldrake (born 28 June 1942) is an English author, and researcher in the field of parapsychology, who developed the concept of "morphic resonance".He worked as a biochemist and cell biologist at Cambridge University from 1967 to 1973 and as principal plant physiologist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics in India until 1978.Sheldrake's ideas have found support in the New Age movement from individuals such as Deepak Chopra
Edited sentence: A 2012 profile in The Guardian described the Sheldrake of that era as "one of the brightest Darwinians of his generation".Alfred Rupert Sheldrake (born 28 June 1942) is an English author, speaker and researcher in the field of parapsychology, best known for developing the concept of "morphic resonance".Born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, Sheldrake studied biology and biochemistry at Clare College, Cambridge, where he earned a PhD for his work in plant development and plant hormones.Dissatisfied with his work, Sheldrake resigned his position at Clare and went to work on the physiology of tropical crops in Hyderabad, India, as principal plant physiologist at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) from 1974 to 1978.During this time, he also explored personal interests in Indian philosophy, Hinduism and transcendental meditation.He has worked as a scientist in the fields of biology, biochemistry and plant physiology.He then became a fellow of Clare College, working in biochemistry and cell biology with funding from the Royal Society.His development with Philip Rubery of the chemiosmotic model of polar auxin transport has been described as "astonishingly visionary".Published in 1981, the book outlines his concept of morphic resonance.Sheldrake has engaged with many of these supporters, but "with respect to popular New Age theories of critical mass, he seems to be a sceptic rather than a believer.Sheldrake left ICRISAT to focus on writing A New Science of Life, during which time he spent a year and a half in the Saccidananda Ashram of Bede Griffiths, a Benedictine monk.Sheldrake's ideas have found support in New Age circles from individuals such as Deepak Chopra.Their work in the 1970s was confirmed in the 21st century