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Inventory	9 Months Ended
Inventory	Sep. 30, 2014
Inventory [Abstract]
Inventory	2. Inventory BioTime held $240,644 and $165,771 of inventory of raw materials and finished goods products on-site at its corporate headquarters in Alameda, California at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Finished goods products of $12,923 were held by a third party on consignment at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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