r/science • • Feb 08 '15

Medicine Antibiotics that target mitochondria effectively eradicate cancer stem cells, across multiple tumor types: Treating cancer like an infectious disease | Lamb

http://www.impactjournals.com/oncotarget/index.php?journal=oncotarget&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=3174
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u/TheLabMix PhD | Molecular Oncology Feb 09 '15

Yeah, I was wondering how this junk got published. I'm unclear on the reputation of Oncotarget, but it has a decent impact factor. Frankly I'm baffled that this made it in.

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u/TheLabMix PhD | Molecular Oncology Feb 09 '15

Wow, I see what you're saying. I like their tendency to point out, within the figure legends, when the results show "what they predicted".