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Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Separation payments		$ 700
Accrued compensation		$ 1,177	$ 1,549
Description of termination plan		Termination dates for these individuals range from August 9, 2019 to September 30, 2019.
Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Separation payments		$ 500
Description of termination plan		Termination dates for these individuals ranged from May 31, 2019 to June 28, 2019
Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. [Member] \| General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Accrued compensation		$ 2,000
Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. [Member] \| Three Employees Member [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Separation payments		$ 2,000
Axos Bank [Member] \| Paycheck Protection Program [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Loan received	$ 523
Percentage of forgiven amount	40.00%