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Description

Methodology challenge: notebook ‘Mitochondrial transfer between neurons and glia — Rich Analysis Notebook’ — evaluate design, statistical methods, and reproducibility.

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Resolution criteria

Resolved when the methodologist persona evaluates the ‘Mitochondrial transfer between neurons and glia — Rich Analysis Notebook’ across three dimensions: (1) experimental design — confirming donor cell type identification (neurons, astrocytes, microglia), mitochondrial transfer mechanism (tunneling nanotubes, extracellular vesicles, or direct cell contact), and appropriate co-culture controls; (2) reproducibility — confirming >=2 independent laboratories have demonstrated mitochondrial transfer between the same cell types using different labeling approaches (MitoTracker vs mito-YFP vs mitochondrial DNA genotyping); (3) functional validation — confirming that transferred mitochondria retain function (membrane potential, oxygen consumption rate, ATP production) in acceptor cells at levels >=50% of endogenous mitochondria. The replicator persona must independently execute the notebook’s analysis code and confirm the main quantitative claims before closure.

Evidence summary

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