diff --git a/rs.rkt b/rs.rkt
index b01d86c..34faefa 100644
--- a/rs.rkt
+++ b/rs.rkt
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@
 
 ;;; Definitions for working with reaction systems.
 
+(require/typed "utils.rkt"
+  [string->any (String -> Any)])
+
 (provide
  ;; Structures
  reaction
  ;; Type names
  Species ReactionSystem
  ;; Functions
- enabled? list-enabled union-products apply-rs)
+ enabled? list-enabled union-products apply-rs ht-str-triples->rs)
 
 ;;; =================
 ;;; Basic definitions
@@ -62,3 +65,32 @@
 (define (apply-rs rs s)
   (let ([as (list-enabled rs s)])
     (union-products rs as)))
+
+
+;;; ====================
+;;; Org-mode interaction
+;;; ====================
+
+;;; This section contains some useful primitives for interoperating
+;;; with org-mode.
+
+;;; Reads a list of species from a string.
+(: read-symbol-list (-> String (Listof Species)))
+(define (read-symbol-list str)
+  (cast (string->any (string-append "(" str ")")) (Listof Species)))
+
+;;; Converts a triple of strings to a reaction.
+(: str-triple->reaction (-> (List String String String) reaction))
+(define/match (str-triple->reaction lst)
+  [((list str-reactants str-inhibitors str-products))
+   (reaction (list->set (read-symbol-list str-reactants))
+             (list->set (read-symbol-list str-inhibitors))
+             (list->set (read-symbol-list str-products)))])
+
+;;; Converts a hash table mapping reaction names to triples of strings
+;;; to a reaction system.
+(: ht-str-triples->rs (-> (HashTable Symbol (List String String String)) ReactionSystem))
+(define (ht-str-triples->rs ht)
+  (for/hash : ReactionSystem
+      ([(a triple) (in-hash ht)])
+    (values a (str-triple->reaction triple))))