"Trans" "Science": Incompetence or Fraud?

Lysenkoism, actually--which includes a bit of both:

Even a casual look at the paper reveals trivial flaws. A deeper look reveals a fundamental lack of understanding for what science is. The process did not work. This would have been given a failing grade if it was written by a high schooler. I’ve seen much higher quality papers be fully retracted. This one has not even been corrected despite ample opportunity. So where exactly is the line between incompetence and fraud?
I don’t know. Perhaps the original paper was a result of incompetence, and the handling of it after this became apparent is fraud. Perhaps it’s incompetence throughout, with a healthy dose of delusion on the part of the authors. But where is the editor in all of this? Why has this mess not been cleaned up? Why has the editor allowed the situation to reach a state where the credibility of the complete staff and process is falling apart? I certainly don’t have answers, and I doubt they do either. They certainly haven’t responded to my attempts to get answers from them.
Perhaps it is the wrong question to ask in the first place — it doesn’t actually matter if it’s a result of incompetence or fraud. The reality of the matter is that this is normal in this field. You’ll find it in every journal, from every discipline. Something about this field makes people lose their heads. It’s very rare to read a paper and not have to ask yourself if it’s out of ignorance or malice.
Welcome to trans research. Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.