DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Aug. 07, 2018
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	YIELD10 BIOSCIENCE, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001121702
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus (i.e. Q1,Q2,Q3,FY)	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,011,395