# The midi-chlorian is the powerhouse of the cell

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 24, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midi-chlorian-is-the-powerhouse-of-the-cell/792054 "2017-07-24T20:51:17Z")
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### Author: ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midi-chlorian-is-the-powerhouse-of-the-cell/792054/1 "2017-07-24T20:51:17Z")

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> [To test just how low the quality bar is for exploitative predatory journals, a prominent neuroscientist has tricked four publications into accepting a totally fake paper about midi-chlorians – the entirely fictional life forms in Star Wars that make ‘the force’ possible.](https://www.sciencealert.com/a-neuroscientist-just-tricked-4-journals-into-accepting-a-fake-paper-on-midi-chlorians)

May the Farce be with them.

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### Author: ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midi-chlorian-is-the-powerhouse-of-the-cell/792054/2 "2017-07-25T04:45:46Z")

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It’s been done before. Yet the BS journals are at least as numerous as before. What is the answer? The pressure to publish is greater than ever.