Research reports: save cited findings and build on them

A research report in Biocompile is a conclusion report on a project: what you learned, written in Markdown and linked to the literature, hypotheses and experiments it cites. Reports live in the Reports section of a project’s Knowledge tab, beside the material they draw on, so the reasoning behind a finding stays with the project.

What a report contains

Part	What it holds
Title	The report’s name, required.
Content	Your conclusions, findings and insights, written in Markdown.
Cross-References	Links to the Cited Literature, Cited Hypotheses and Cited Experiments the report draws on.
Structure	An optional report template that sets the report’s sections.

Create a report

Open the project and select the Knowledge tab.
In Reports, choose Add Report.
Enter a Title, such as “Xylose uptake in strain K12-04: transporter screen”.
Write the Content, or choose a template under Structure.
Under Cross-References, search for and link the literature, hypotheses and experiments the report discusses.
Choose Create Conclusion Report. Result: Biocompile shows “Report created”, and the report appears in Reports.

The menu beside Add Report offers three other ways to add a report:

Add via AI Co-Scientist asks the assistant to draft it.
Link existing report… adds a report that already exists in your organization.
Extract from a file… builds one from a document you upload.

Report templates

Report templates give reports a fixed set of sections. In Structure, choose a template, or choose Browse templates to see them all. You can change the template later without losing content. Templates in the sidebar lists the built-in templates and your organization’s own, with Create or import to add one.

Reports from a conversation

The assistant can also add a report to a project from a conversation, as part of a contribution that someone accepts. The flow is under Contribute conversation work.

Common questions

Can the assistant write a report for me?

Yes. Choose Add via AI Co-Scientist from the menu beside Add Report, describe the report, and choose Send to AI Co-Scientist. You can also ask for a report in a conversation and contribute it to the project.

Can every report in a project follow the same structure?

Yes. Choose the same template under Structure for each report. Your organization can create its own templates under Templates.