BioPilot — Read biomedical papers with a built-in integrity check

The problem

Bad reagents and irreproducible results cost months

Misidentified cell lines, non-specific antibodies, and experiments that simply don't replicate are hidden in the literature. BioPilot surfaces them while you read — and lets the community flag them for everyone after you.

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Reagent risk flags, automatically

BioPilot detects antibodies, cell lines, and plasmids by RRID or catalog number, and shows a hover card with official details and warnings — like cell lines flagged by ICLAC as misidentified or cross-contaminated. Avoid the landmine before you order.

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Structured, verified commenting

Anchor a comment to any passage and sort it into research-relevant categories. No free-for-all threads — every comment carries a clear, high-signal label that other scientists can trust.

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Trust you can verify

Comments can carry a verified ORCID ✓ badge and institution. Prefer privacy? Post anonymously — you're still authenticated behind the scenes, so there's no spam, but your name stays hidden.

Comment categories

Every comment is a clear signal

Built around how scientists actually evaluate a paper.

✅ Reproduced ❌ Couldn't reproduce 📋 Missing method detail 🧫 Reagent problem 🖼 Image concern 📊 Data / stats concern ❓ Question

Why install it

Read smarter, contribute meaningfully

✓Catch problematic reagents before they cost you an experiment.
✓See whether others could reproduce a result — the single most useful thing to know about a paper.
✓Contribute your own bench experience and build a verifiable record of your scientific contributions.
✓Stay anonymous when you need to — without opening the door to spam or trolling.

Works where you read

20+ journals & preprint servers

Detection works automatically on any supported paper page.

PubMed PMC Europe PMC bioRxiv medRxiv Nature Science Cell ScienceDirect Springer Wiley Oxford PLOS Frontiers MDPI eLife PNAS BMC EMBO Press ASM JCB / JEM Cold Spring Harbor Taylor & Francis SAGE

Your privacy, respected

Your email is stored only as a hash. We never sell data, show ads, or run third-party trackers. The extension only acts on supported journal pages.

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