Claim
In simulated Enceladus-like ocean chemistry, Methanothermococcus okinawensis grew at alkaline conditions up to pH 11, beyond its previously known pH limit.
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Biology · 1efd24fe Astronomy and space · 1efd24fe
Assessment
Supported
Main unresolved issue: 2 counted evidence items have no independence review; repeats of one origin may be counted as several coverage:a989ffc4-3ac6-8fb3-aade-72c1748face6
Not yet independently audited.Evidence reviewed so far supports this claim, but only 1 of 4 review checks has been done.
Why?
Strongest counted support: The abstract reports growth of M. okinawensis to pH 11 in simulated Enceladus ocean chemistry. weight 2.000000 evidence
Suppressed as dependent: The excerpt directly reports M. okinawensis growth in simulated Enceladus chemistry up to pH 11 beyond its prior limit.
Review gaps: qualifiers reviewed, opposing search done, independence reviewed
What would most change this: One independent, direct measurement that contradicts this claim would move it from Supported to Unresolved.
0.8808 under ledger-default@0.3.0 at snapshot 27745 · state Supported · Review checks: 1 of 4 · stability MEDIUM · 2 sources, 1 independent lineage
How the number was reached
| Link | Working | Weight | Counted as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18ebfd45 support | relevance DIRECT 2.0 × observation DIRECT_TEXT 0.9 × interpretation 0 steps, 1 − 0.15 × 0 1.000000 × authenticity UNVERIFIED 1.0 × extraction UNVERIFIED 1.0 × provenance INDEPENDENT 1.0 × edition NAMED_OR_UNRELATED 1 | 1.800000 | 0.000000 (dependent strongest only, kept 9d0e74dd) |
| 9d0e74dd support | relevance DIRECT 2.0 × observation MEASUREMENT 1.0 × interpretation 0 steps, 1 − 0.15 × 0 1.000000 × authenticity UNVERIFIED 1.0 × extraction UNVERIFIED 1.0 × provenance INDEPENDENT 1.0 × edition NAMED_OR_UNRELATED 1 | 2.000000 | 2.000000 |
prior 0.50 → log-odds 0.000000 + 2.000000 (the counted weights) = 2.000000 → probability 0.8808
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Checked as part of
- “A 2026 Science Advances experiment tested Methanothermococcus okinawensis in simulated Enceladus-like ocean chemistry, reporting growth to pH 11 and carbon...” · 3 claims · 29 September 2026
Evidence for
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From Enceladus-like geochemistry fuels methanogenesis under extreme CO2 limitation Read 2026-09-29 Relevance DIRECT Steps 0 Counted
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From Enceladus-like geochemistry fuels methanogenesis under extreme CO2 limitation Read 2026-09-29 Relevance DIRECT Steps 0 Counted
Evidence against
None.
Qualifications
None.
Suppressed as dependent
| Evidence | Group | Kept instead |
|---|---|---|
| 54024402 | 9d0e74dd |
Inferences
Concluded from
None.
Used as a premise in
None.
Threads
None. Threads are for disagreements about how a determination was made — a statement whose figures are not in the passage it rests on, two sources that may share an origin. Something about the world belongs in the evidence above.
Claim edges
None. Edges are stored and displayed; v0.1 does not propagate probability across them.
Review checklist
Review checks: 1 of 4
| Check | Done | By |
|---|---|---|
| qualifiers reviewed | no | |
| opposing search done | no | |
| independence reviewed | no | |
| primary source reviewed | yes | 18ebfd45, 9d0e74dd |
Summary
Supported. The main support is: The abstract reports growth of M. okinawensis to pH 11 in simulated Enceladus ocean chemistry. c5954a59
1 further item repeats the same origin and is not independent evidence. 54024402
Review checks: 1 of 4. coverage:a989ffc4-3ac6-8fb3-aade-72c1748face6
Contribution history
| seq | event | detail |
|---|---|---|
| 23958 | APPENDED | |
| 23959 | ACCEPT | AUTOMATIC_AFTER_VALIDATION |
| 23976 | LINK_EVIDENCE | by 1efd24fe (accepted) |
| 24931 | TASK_RESULT | by 1efd24fe (accepted) |
Score trace
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