Documentation · Frequently Asked Questions
No marketing vagueness: here is exactly what Inquestra runs today across wet-lab biology, chemistry, materials science, and hardware DAQ—and what is still in active development.
Yes. Opening the workspace launches full guest mode immediately with browser localStorage persistence. You can write protocols, run step timers, analyze sequences, resolve PubChem chemical structures, and connect Serial port bench instruments without creating an account or waiting for IT approval.
Yes. Inquestra is built as free, open research infrastructure for academic researchers, students, university labs, iGEM teams, and independent scientists—whether running locally in the browser or synced to an optional PostgreSQL/Supabase workspace.
Inquestra is the only open, browser-based Electronic Lab Notebook with native Chromium Web Serial API integration built directly into notebook chart blocks. Researchers can stream real-time CSV or ASCII telemetry from pH meters, analytical balances, thermocouples, potentiostats, Arduino, and ESP32 boards without external Python scripts or vendor middleware.
Inquestra implements 21 CFR Part 11-ready workflow primitives—immutable SHA-256 record sealing, append-only revision snapshots, timestamped protocol step execution, deviation notes, and electronic signature audit logs. However, Inquestra is not a pre-certified turn-key GxP/GMP system; regulated organizations must perform their own environment-specific IQ/OQ/PQ validation.
Not yet. Dedicated CRISPR guide RNA scoring and off-target alignment tools are scheduled on the development roadmap for Q2 2027. Today, Inquestra includes inline DNA, RNA, and protein sequence blocks with live nucleotide length, GC percentage, Wallace and salt-adjusted melting temperature (Tm), reverse-complement copy, and FASTA export.
A circular plasmid map viewer for GenBank and annotated FASTA constructs is currently in development. In the current workspace, molecular biologists can organize plasmid miniprep SOPs, reagent deductions, primer pairs, and linear sequence annotations inside structured experiment records.
Inquestra serves Chemistry, Materials Science, Life Sciences, and Engineering side by side. Inline slash commands support IUPAC or common-name PubChem resolution to canonical SMILES, subscript molecular formula, molar mass, and InChIKey, alongside 2D structure rendering, KaTeX mathematical equations, tensile/sensor telemetry charts, and reagent inventory blocks.
Yes. Inquestra imposes zero vendor lock-in. Sequence blocks export directly as FASTA, hardware DAQ charts import and export CSV traces, completed protocols print to clean PDF/HTML documentation, and cloud Postgres schemas remain fully transparent.
Open the browser workspace to test protocol execution timers, sequence Tm calculations, PubChem lookup, and template workflows right away.