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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	Why do preclinical gene therapy successes in rodents/primates not consistently… The abstract notes promising preclinical results leading to clinical trials but emphasizes challenges in translation. The mechanistic basis for this translation… gap-pubmed-20260410-181913-27880e8e	open	0.820	translational neuroscience	2026-04-10	Open →
2	What are the long-term safety and efficacy profiles of circSCMH1@LNP1 treatment… While the study demonstrates therapeutic efficacy, the authors explicitly note this bridges basic research to translational application, implying unknown long-t… gap-pubmed-20260410-192015-1c3178b4	open	0.820	translational neuroscience	2026-04-10	Open →
3	What determines the cross-species functional conservation between human lncRNA-… The authors identify functional homologs between species but don't explain what sequence or structural features enable this conservation. This knowledge gap lim… gap-pubmed-20260410-150509-39ceec9a	open	0.810	translational neuroscience	2026-04-10	Open →
4	How can translational animal models be developed to better align with human ADR… The authors explicitly state that new translational animal models that more closely align with human disease processes are necessary for therapeutic discovery. … gap-pubmed-20260410-182451-7c29af26	open	0.800	translational neuroscience	2026-04-10	Open →
5	What mechanisms determine why some epilepsy gene therapies succeed in preclinic… The abstract notes positive preclinical results with some progressing to clinical studies, yet identifies ongoing challenges with vectors, models, and clinical … gap-pubmed-20260411-072417-0625798d	open	0.780	translational neuroscience	2026-04-11	Open →
6	How do findings from preclinical mTOR-related ASD models translate to clinical… While the review claims to bridge preclinical models with clinical data, the abstract doesn't address how well animal model findings predict human ASD pathophys… gap-pubmed-20260410-170122-77fb1d11	open	0.750	translational neuroscience	2026-04-10	Open →
7	How does SLC35A2 brain mosaicism in humans compare to complete conditional knoc… The mouse models use complete conditional knockout in specific lineages, while human MOGHE involves somatic mosaicism with mixed populations of normal and mutan… gap-pubmed-20260410-192412-1ca27f86	open	0.720	translational neuroscience	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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