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John Overholt Feb 15, 2025

Why is the nonsense phrase “vegetative electron microscopy” turning up in fake scientific papers? Add two-column formatting to the list of things AI doesn’t understand. https://retractionwatch.com/2025/02/10/vegetative-electron-microscopy-fingerprint-paper-mill/
Via @researchbuzz

As a nonsense phrase of shady provenance makes the rounds, Elsevier defends its use

The origin of the phrase? The phrase was so strange it would have stood out even to a non-scientist. Yet “vegetative electron microscopy” had already made it past reviewers and editors at several j…

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Brian Dear Feb 15, 2025

@overholt @researchbuzz

That does it.

My next band name is "Vegetative Electron Microscopy."

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@brianstorms @overholt @researchbuzz
[Giggling] If you spot a placard "Vegetative Electron Microscopy" on a random door at your campus after 1.04, then we're at the same university. Or maybe not and someone else also likes the idea.