BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Summary of revenues disaggregated by our business operations and timing of revenue recognition (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total	$ 431,516	$ 2,053,457	$ 1,617,508	$ 3,716,247
Research and development services (over-time)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total	343,624	1,608,448	996,597	2,657,560
Supply chain
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total	4,358	161,926	35,678	406,543
Asset marking
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total	83,534	140,562	303,261	469,035
Large scale DNA production
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total	$ 0	$ 142,521	$ 281,972	$ 183,109