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Evidence Lab

Evidence Transfer Matrix.

A result in one species proves nothing in another. This matrix records where the data come from and how far they carry.

The count is of primary sources actually cited in each synthesis, by species: three dots from six sources, two from three, one from one. The dots measure how dense the evidence is, not how strong an effect is.
Biological systemHorseHumanRodentTransferability
Inflammationwell documentedwell documenteddocumentedT2limited target data
Microbiomewell documentedwell documenteddocumentedT1hypothesis only
Connective tissuewell documentedwell documenteddocumentedT2limited target data
Airwayswell documentedsparsesparseT1hypothesis only

well documenteddocumentedsparseno source

Transferability grades

GradeMeaning
T0No defensible cross-species extrapolation
T1Shared mechanism plausible, clinical effect not established
T2Consistent findings across models, limited target-species data
T3Target-species data available but still insufficient
T4Effect assessed directly in the target species and population
NANo cross-species comparison

Levels of evidence

LevelDefinition
ARobust, consistent evidence
BModerate evidence with limitations
CWeak or heterogeneous evidence
DMechanistic or exploratory data
EOpinion, experience, hypothesis
NANot applicable

How we grade evidence

The evidence letter

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