- Entering thoughts ("Nuggets") about papers promotes their retention in memory
- Entering paragraphs ("Ingots") about experiment figures records the conclusions drawn from them
- Creates a "knowledge trail" as well as a "data trail"
- Extensive search capability allows rapid retrieval of both data and text
- "Elephants never forget!"
- Entering "Nuggets" aids comprehension of papers from the literature
- Virtual Journal Club promotes within-group comprehension of papers
- Entering "Issue Outcomes" for Experiments aids comprehension of results
- Previously made "Nuggets" and "Ingots" can easily be applied to new experiments
- Each Figure "Ingot" allows the user to enter their analysis of the experimental result
- "Issue Outcomes" allow the user to explicitly evaluate how the experimental results resolve the Issues addressed
- The juxtaposition of recent and old "Nuggets" stimulates new thought, and synthesis of new "Ingots" and "Issues" for new experiments
- The sharing of papers and of "Nuggets" about papers within the lab promotes a synergy of creative ideas
- "Ingot" text can automatically include bibliographic reference codes for creating manuscript-ready text
- Create "Stories" by adding and arranging Figures, along with "Ingots", that tell a Story, the skeleton for a paper or grant application
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