Fancy science journal caught publishing nonsense term "vegetative electron microscopy," doubles down

A completely made-up scientific term is making the rounds in academic journals, and instead of being 'oops!' one major publisher is basically saying 'this is fine!'
As reported in Retraction Watch, A sharp-eyed Russian chemist (going by the extremely cool pseudonym 'Paralabrax clathratus') spotted the weird phrase 'vegetative electron microscopy,' which makes about as much sense as 'photosynthetic hammer' or 'reproductive calculator.' — Read the rest
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