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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Costs of sales and operating expenses for the period incurred from transactions with related parties.

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-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 225

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-Section S99

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Noninterest expense related to directors' fees which are fees paid by an Entity to its directors. Directors' fees may be paid in addition to salary and other benefits.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2012	Nov. 30, 2011
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares, Issued				58,295,808us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued	72,594,626us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Common Stock, Value, Issued				$ 58,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue	$ 72,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share				$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Costs and Expenses, Related Party	2,900,000us-gaap_CostsAndExpensesRelatedParty
Mr Kanzer [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Employment Agreement Descrption		Mr. Kanzer entered into a two year agreement with the Company on a part time basis (2.5 days per week).	Mr. Kanzer entered into a six month employment agreement with the Company on a full time basis (the Kanzer Employment Agreement), which could be extended for an additional three months upon consent of the parties.
Noninterest Expense Directors Fees		150,000	90,000
Intrexon [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares, Issued						3,552,210	3,123,558
Common Stock, Value, Issued						7,800,000	1,700,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share						$ 2.20	$ 0.54
Intrexon [Member] \| Research and Development Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Costs and Expenses, Related Party	2,500,000
CEO and President [Member] \| Mr Kanzer [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noninterest Expense Directors Fees				$ 195,000