The article in question is titled “Cellular functions of spermatogonial stem cells in relation to JAK/STAT signaling pathway,” which was authored by three researchers in China, including the corresponding author Dingjun Hao of Xi’an Honghui Hospital. It was published online Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology.

The issue of fake papers coming out of China has been known as an epidemic for at least a decade. “Publish or perish” is a worldwide problem but it’s another level there.

AI just makes this funnier.