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Knowledge gaps queue

Open research questions ranked by priority. Each gap is a candidate for a debate or a SPEC-033 bounty challenge.

open gaps

#	Title	Status	Priority	Domain	Created
1	Can microglia-specific AAV delivery be achieved with sufficient efficiency and… Multiple hypotheses relied on microglia-targeted delivery, but the debate revealed significant challenges with AAV tropism variability and off-target effects. C… gap-debate-20260410-112413-0ca3b707	open	0.800	gene therapy	2026-04-10	Open →
2	What determines optimal AAV serotype selection and delivery routes for differen… The abstract mentions ongoing evaluation of various AAV serotypes and administration routes but doesn't explain the mechanistic basis for selection. This knowle… gap-pubmed-20260410-181913-84d5473b	open	0.800	gene therapy	2026-04-10	Open →
3	What molecular mechanisms enable ARRDC1-mediated packaging of large CRISPR-Cas9… The abstract demonstrates successful Cas9 packaging into ARMMs but doesn't explain how ARRDC1 fusion enables encapsulation of such large ribonucleoprotein compl… gap-pubmed-20260410-193803-a3036823	open	0.800	gene therapy	2026-04-10	Open →
4	Which gene delivery system (LPD vs AAV) provides superior therapeutic efficacy… The abstract presents two distinct gene delivery approaches but provides no comparative data on their relative effectiveness for treating Canavan disease. This … gap-pubmed-20260410-174211-1e1ce73e	open	0.790	gene therapy	2026-04-10	Open →
5	What determines the differential efficiency between full-length and shortened A… The abstract reports that sARRDC1 fusion is more effective than full-length ARRDC1 for Cas9 packaging, but the structural basis for this difference is unexplain… gap-pubmed-20260410-193803-f6908d91	open	0.770	gene therapy	2026-04-10	Open →
6	What determines the efficiency and specificity of base editing in post-mitotic… The debate identified extremely low base editing efficiency (1-5%) in neurons as a major barrier to APOE4-to-APOE3 conversion therapy. The molecular factors gov… gap-debate-20260410-112837-45a62561	open	0.750	gene therapy	2026-04-10	Open →

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Research gap index — open knowledge gaps ranked by priority score. Filter by status and domain. Links to /gaps/[id] for full detail.

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