Fabric for biology students

Lab reports, diagrams, research papers, lecture slides, practical protocols, field notes, annotated images, data sets. Biology spans visual content and dense text in equal measure, and the challenge is connecting the diagram from the lecture to the lab data it explains to the paper that provides the context. The metabolic pathway from week 3 is relevant to the genetics module in week 10, but finding it means scrolling through hundreds of slides. The practical protocol references a technique from first year, but the original notes are in a folder you haven't opened since.

Upload your materials to Fabric. The AI assistant handles the visual content alongside the text. "Explain the electron transport chain using my lecture slides." "Find every diagram I have on cell signalling." "Compare the methodology in the two papers on my reading list." Answers from your course, with citations.

An AI tutor for visual and textual content

The AI assistant works from your lecture slides, diagrams, lab reports, textbook chapters, and research papers. Ask it to explain a pathway using your specific lecture materials and annotated diagrams. Ask it to connect lab results to the theory from your lectures. Ask it to find the relevant paper for your lab report. Ask it to quiz you on taxonomy, molecular biology, or ecology from a specific module.

The assistant has memory across sessions. It remembers which practicals you've completed, which systems you've studied, and builds on your understanding.

Search across every module by meaning

AI search reads inside slide decks, PDFs, images, diagrams, and notes, and searches by meaning. "The diagram of meiosis from the genetics module" finds it without scrolling. "Everything I have on photosynthesis" pulls lecture slides, lab data, and research papers together. Material from one module surfaces when it's relevant to another, so the biochemistry covered in year one is findable when it matters in year three.

Record lectures and lab sessions

AI voice notes record and transcribe lectures, lab briefings, and demonstrator explanations. The lecturer's walkthrough of a cycle, the demonstrator's explanation of a technique, the field trip leader's observations, all captured and searchable. Your typed notes and the transcript merge into one document. See lecture notes.

Annotate diagrams, papers, and protocols

Annotations let you highlight and comment on diagrams, papers, lab protocols, and textbook chapters. Mark the key step in a pathway. Note the connection between a diagram and your lab results. Flag the methodology in a paper you want to reference. Your annotations are searchable across your full library. See research papers.

Write lab reports alongside your data

Draft lab reports and essays in notes and docs with your diagrams, data, and theoretical content searchable alongside. When you need to verify a result, reference a protocol, or cite a paper, search without leaving the draft. The canvas helps you map biological systems visually for revision or essay planning.

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Upload your materials and get a tutor that knows your biology programme. Try Fabric free.

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FAQs

Can the AI explain diagrams from my lectures?

Yes. The AI assistant works from your visual and text content together, referencing your specific diagrams and slides.

Can I search across lab reports and lecture slides?

Yes. AI search reads inside every file type and searches by meaning across your full library.

Can I connect content across modules and years?

Yes. Search works across every module. First-year biochemistry is findable when it's relevant to a third-year ecology problem.

Can I record lectures and lab briefings?

Yes. AI voice notes record and transcribe any session with timestamps.

Can I annotate diagrams with searchable notes?

Yes. Annotations let you mark up any image or document. Your notes are searchable across your library.

Can the AI quiz me on specific topics?

Yes. Ask it to test you on any module's content from your actual materials.

Does it remember what I've studied?

Yes. The assistant has memory across sessions and builds on your learning.

Is my data private?

Yes. Fabric uses AES-256 encryption and is CASA Tier 2 compliant. Your data is never used to train AI models.