Prepare an evidence table of published findings on a named drug target

Consensus: candidates, you fill the table

Consensus lists candidate papers. You open each one and fill the evidence table yourself from what it says.

You
Prepare the question
Consensus
Collect candidate papers
You
Fill the table
You
Qualified review

Prepare the search question
Use: You
Have ready: the public target name, one question about published findings, and written exclusions: no dosing, no treatment advice, no claims that a drug works.
Check
Check the question asks only for published findings and excludes dosing and treatment claims.
Collect candidate papers
Use: Consensus
Ask Consensus for candidate papers with citation, study type, model system, key finding and method.
Details
What to paste into the tool
Task: A list of peer-reviewed papers on published findings about [target] in [area]. For each paper give citation, study type, model system (cells, animals or humans), key finding and method. Do not give dosing, treatment advice, or any claim that a drug works or is safe.
Open papers, fill the table
Use: You
Open every paper you will use; fill one row each: citation with link, study type, model system, finding as stated, stated limit or 'not stated'.
Check
Check every row comes from a paper you opened; drop any paper you cannot open; no dosing or treatment claim appears.
Get a qualified review
Use: You
Ask a qualified person such as a pharmacologist to read the table and cited papers and mark any misstated finding; fix or remove those rows.
Check
The qualified reviewer confirms each row matches its paper and nothing reads as a treatment claim.

Elicit: drafts the table, you check cells

Elicit drafts an extraction table with a citation for each cell. You open each cited paper and check every cell.

You
Prepare question, columns
Elicit
Draft extraction table
You
Check every cell
You
Qualified review

Prepare question and columns
Use: You
Have ready: the public target name, your question, the columns you want (citation, study type, model system, finding as stated, limit stated) and written exclusions.
Check
Check the columns ask for published findings only and the exclusions are written down.
Draft the extraction table
Use: Elicit
Ask Elicit for a table with those columns and, for each cell, the sentence it comes from.
Details
What to paste into the tool
Task: A table of published findings about [target] in [area]. Columns: citation, study type, model system (cells, animals or humans), finding as the authors state it, limit the authors state. Quote the sentence each cell comes from. Write 'not stated' where a paper does not say. Do not include dosing, treatment advice or any claim that a drug works or is safe.
Check every cell against papers
Use: You
Open each cited paper; check each cell against the cited sentence; correct or delete wrong cells and papers you cannot open.
Check
Check every kept cell matches the paper and no dosing or treatment claim is present.
Get a qualified review
Use: You
Ask a qualified person such as a pharmacologist to read the table and cited papers and mark any misstated finding; fix or remove those rows.
Check
The qualified reviewer confirms the table matches its papers and does not read as a treatment claim.

Gemini Notebook: fills table from your passages

You choose the papers and paste passages as sources. Gemini Notebook fills the table from those sources only.

You
Choose papers, passages
Gemini Notebook
Fill table from sources
You
Check every cell
You
Qualified review

Choose papers, copy passages
Use: You
Choose the papers yourself from a library search or reference list; copy the needed passage from each into a text file with citation and link.
Check
Check each passage is correctly copied with its citation and the paper may be pasted into an outside tool. Do not paste whole papers you do not have the right to copy.
Fill the table from sources
Use: Gemini Notebook
Add the passages as sources in a notebook; ask Gemini Notebook for the table using only those sources.
Details
What to paste into the tool
Task: An evidence table of published findings about [target], using only the sources in this notebook. One row per paper. Columns: citation, study type, model system (cells, animals or humans), finding as the authors state it, limit the authors state, and the exact sentence each cell came from. Write 'not stated' where the source does not say. Do not use any outside knowledge, and do not include dosing, treatment advice or any claim that a drug works or is safe.
Check every cell against papers
Use: You
Check every cell against the passage and the full paper; remove any cell not in the passage and any dosing or treatment wording.
Check
Check every cell is supported by the cited paper and no outside fact or treatment claim was added.
Get a qualified review
Use: You
Ask a qualified person such as a pharmacologist to read the table and cited papers and mark any misstated finding; fix or remove those rows.
Check
The qualified reviewer confirms the table matches its papers and does not read as a treatment claim.

Compare the three approaches

Option A: Consensus: candidates, you fill the table

Best when: You want a short paper list and a table you fill yourself

What it does: Consensus lists candidates; you fill the table from opened papers

Strong at: Every row comes from a paper you open

Limit: Consensus may miss relevant papers

Free plan: Yes, limited (10 Pro messages, 3 Deep reviews per month)

Option B: Elicit: drafts the table, you check cells

Best when: You expect many papers and want the table drafted

What it does: Elicit drafts the table with citations; you check every cell

Strong at: Each cell has a quoted sentence to check

Limit: Time saved depends on how accurate the draft is

Free plan: Yes, limited (Research Agent and Reports usage)

Option C: Gemini Notebook: fills table from your passages

Best when: You know which papers matter and want help only with the table

What it does: Gemini Notebook fills the table from your pasted passages

Strong at: The starting material is your own selection

Limit: You must find and copy the papers yourself

Free plan: Yes, limited (100 notebooks, 50 sources per notebook)

Prepare an evidence table of published findings on a named drug target

An evidence table of published findings, reviewed by a qualified person, with no dosing or treatment claims.

Consensus: candidates, you fill the table

Prepare the search question

Collect candidate papers

Open papers, fill the table

Get a qualified review

Elicit: drafts the table, you check cells

Prepare question and columns

Draft the extraction table

Check every cell against papers

Get a qualified review

Gemini Notebook: fills table from your passages

Choose papers, copy passages

Fill the table from sources

Check every cell against papers

Get a qualified review

Compare the three approaches

Option A: Consensus: candidates, you fill the table

Option B: Elicit: drafts the table, you check cells

Option C: Gemini Notebook: fills table from your passages

Tools in this workflow

Final check

Prepare an evidence table of published findings on a named drug target

An evidence table of published findings, reviewed by a qualified person, with no dosing or treatment claims.

Consensus: candidates, you fill the table

Prepare the search question

Collect candidate papers

Open papers, fill the table

Get a qualified review

Elicit: drafts the table, you check cells

Prepare question and columns

Draft the extraction table

Check every cell against papers

Get a qualified review

Gemini Notebook: fills table from your passages

Choose papers, copy passages

Fill the table from sources

Check every cell against papers

Get a qualified review

Compare the three approaches

Option A: Consensus: candidates, you fill the table

Option B: Elicit: drafts the table, you check cells

Option C: Gemini Notebook: fills table from your passages

Tools in this workflow

Final check

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