Liquidity (Details) - USD ($)						1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 16, 2021	Nov. 05, 2020	Jul. 16, 2020	May 04, 2020	Mar. 19, 2020	Nov. 30, 2021	Nov. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Nov. 04, 2020	Jan. 27, 2020	Mar. 07, 2019
Liquidity
Accumulated deficit								$ (342,883,254)	$ (289,719,906)
Debt carrying amount								11,842,345	954,485
Proceeds from issuance of stock			$ 1,000,000.0			$ 54,000,000.0		46,301,841	35,430,727
Shares issued during period			823,045		7,244,739	46,000,000
Proceeds from debt								10,000,000	904,200
Unamortized discount								$ 52,291
Redemption price (as a percent)	105.00%
Shares Issued, Price Per Share			$ 1.215			$ 1.25	$ 1.25
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights						2,100,000	2,100,000	5,128,829			4,657,852
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights						$ 1.5625	$ 1.5625				$ 0.232
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Term						5 years	5 years
BioLexis Pte. Ltd [Member]
Liquidity
Shares issued during period						16,000,000
Unsecured promissory note
Liquidity
Debt carrying amount								$ 10,938,145
Proceeds from debt	$ 10,000,000.0	$ 10,000,000.0
Original principal amount	$ 10,200,000	$ 10,200,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	9.50%	7.50%
Unamortized discount	$ 200,000	$ 228,032
Redemption price (as a percent)		105.00%
Paycheck Protection Program
Liquidity
Debt carrying amount								904,200	$ 904,200
Proceeds from debt				$ 904,200
Interest rate (as a percent)				1.00%
Unsecured notes
Liquidity
Original principal amount										$ 10,200,000		$ 1,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.00%									7.50%		12.00%
ATM Offering
Liquidity
Proceeds from issuance of stock							$ 3,500,000	7,200,000
Payment of fees to sales agent								$ 200,000
Shares issued during period							1,773,974	2,855,190