Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 05, 2018
Synthetic Biomics Inc [Member]
Related Party Transaction
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners		17.00%
Cedarssinai Medical Center [Member]
Related Party Transaction
Number Of Common Stock To Be Issued		50,000
Number Of Common Stock To Be Held By Related Party		7,480,000
Revenue Recognition Milestone Methos Payment	$ 350,000
Cedarssinai Medical Center [Member] \| Synthetic Biomics Inc [Member]
Related Party Transaction
Number Of Common Stock To Be Held By Related Party		7,480,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners		17.00%

The additional number of common stock to be held by the related party under stock purchase agreement.

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The number of common stock to be issued under stock purchase agreement.

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Amount represents the value of milestone payments related to license agreement.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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