Hypothesis page
Reading a hypothesisalso: the unknown · the claim · the bench · the provenance · eight sectionsA published hypothesis read in eight sections, from the gap it explains to what stands behind it.
The unknown: the gap this hypothesis explains. The claim: the mechanism it proposes. The test: the prediction that would tell it apart. The contest: what it is competing with. The import: where the idea comes from. The bench: what testing it would take. The standing: why this is not the mainstream account. The provenance: what stands behind it. Every non-standard biology term in the text carries a popup, and the page also carries a comment zone and, when one exists, a poster.