Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Shareholders' Equity (Details Narrative)

Shareholders' Equity (Details Narrative)														12 Months Ended
Shareholders' Equity (Details Narrative)	May 10, 2019	May 01, 2019 shares	Mar. 25, 2019 USD ($) Integer $ / shares shares	Mar. 25, 2019 Integer $ / shares shares	Feb. 01, 2019 shares	Jul. 17, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 17, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 22, 2018 USD ($) shares	Apr. 06, 2018 $ / shares shares	Mar. 09, 2018 shares	Nov. 08, 2017 USD ($) Investors $ / shares shares	Jul. 25, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	May 10, 2017 USD ($) Investors $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Integer $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 08, 2018 $ / shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, par value \| $ / shares														$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares															$ 1.74
Proceeds from public offering \| $							$ 12,400,000
Deemed dividend \| $															$ 1,412,041
Trading days \| Integer														21
Class of warrants exercised															9,505,500
Preferred stock, shares authorized														50,000,000	50,000,000
Number of shares issued upon conversion, value \| $
Preferred stock, par value \| $ / shares
Warrant outstanding														26,538,593
Stock option outstanding														2,486,365	1,812,133
Common stock outstanding														46,124,803	29,433,135
2012 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock option outstanding														2,486,365
Frederick Telling [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock						100,000	100,000
Alan Dunton [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock						20,000	20,000
Dr. Frederick Telling [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| 2012 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted shares awarded to each non-employee director								4,000
Charles Pope [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| 2012 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted shares awarded to each non-employee director								4,000
Alan Dunton [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| 2012 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted shares awarded to each non-employee director								4,000
Robert Koski [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| 2012 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted shares awarded to each non-employee director								4,000
Non Employee Directors [Member] \| 2012 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Recognized compensation expense relating to restricted stock awards \| $								$ 24,320
Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of common stock issued in offering							9,364,000
Proceeds from public offering \| $							$ 5,000,000
Deemed dividend \| $							$ 1,400,000
Convertible into shares of common stock															9,364,000
Convertible preferred stock, number of shares of common stock							9,364,000
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued upon conversion, convertible preferred stock										258,300
Number of preferred stock converted										2,583,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Term of warrants													7 years
Preferred stock, shares authorized													12,000,000
Preferred stock outstanding														9,417,000	9,417,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price per unit \| $ / shares											$ 2.50
Preferred stock, shares authorized											6,600,000
Preferred stock outstanding														6,600,000	6,600,000
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Description on preferred stock, conversion basis														Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up by us, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, in preference to the Junior Securities, an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) sum of (a) the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock then held by such holder plus, (b) the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock issuable to such holder in connection with any accrued but unpaid dividends, multiplied by (ii) the Stated Value, of $33,847.9874 per share, of Series C Preferred Stock ("the Series C Liquidation Amount") and no distribution or payments shall be made in respect of any Junior Securities unless all Series C Liquidation Amounts, if any, are first paid in full.
Preferred stock shares designated														1,000
Preferred stock dividend rate	20.00%													12.00%
Preferred stock outstanding														113.941	101.733
Series C Preferred Stock [Member] \| Precigen Note [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of common stock issued in offering														100
Preferred stock, par value \| $ / shares														$ 100
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Description on preferred stock, conversion basis							Series D Preferred Stock to convert all or part of such holder's Series D Preferred Stock in the event that (i) the volume weighted average price of our common stock for each of 30 consecutive trading days exceeds $3.00 (subject to adjustment for stock splits, recapitalizations, stock dividends and similar transactions), (ii) the average daily trading volume for such measurement period exceeds $175,000 per trading day and (iii) the holder is not in possession of any information that constitutes or might constitute, material non-public information which was provided by the Company.
Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued upon conversion, convertible preferred stock															258,300
Number of common stock issued in offering						4,436,000								16,666,668	900,000
Proceeds from public offering \| $						$ 2,300,000
Issuance of stock as partial consideration for acquisition of certain services		12,500			12,500									25,000	25,000
Number of shares issued upon conversion, value \| $															$ 258
Warrant [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from public offering \| $							$ 6,500,000
Warrant outstanding														26,538,593
Warrant [Member] \| Series D Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Description on preferred stock, conversion basis							Number of shares of Common Stock in excess of 4.99% of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding (or, upon election by a Holder prior to the issuance of the Warrants, 9.99%). At the holder's option, upon notice to the Company, the holder may increase or decrease this beneficial ownership limitation not to exceed 9.99% of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, with any such increase becoming effective upon 61 days' prior notice to the Company
Series 1 Warrant [Member] \| Dr. Frederick Telling [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			50,000	50,000
Series 1 Warrant [Member] \| Dr. Alan Joslyn [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			33,333	33,333
Series 2 Warrant [Member] \| Dr. Frederick Telling [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			50,000	50,000
Series 2 Warrant [Member] \| Dr. Alan Joslyn [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			33,333	33,333
Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued upon conversion, convertible preferred stock															(2,583,000)
Number of common stock issued in offering
Issuance of stock as partial consideration for acquisition of certain services
Number of shares issued upon conversion, value \| $															$ (268,096)
Preferred Stock [Member] \| Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of preferred stock converted														9,364,000
Stock Options [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock option outstanding														2,486,365
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Institutional Investors [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares									$ 2.00
Number of sale of common stock									900,000
Sale of stock price per common stock \| $ / shares									$ 2.00
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued upon conversion, convertible preferred stock							9,364,000
Number of preferred stock converted							9,364,000
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] \| Three Accredited Investors [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of accredited investors \| Investors													3
Proceeds from convertible preferred stock \| $													$ 3,000,000
Description on preferred stock, conversion basis													The full $3,000,000 of Preferred Stock, and after giving effect to the reverse stock split and the previous conversion of 2,583,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 258,300 shares of the Company's common stock, is convertible into nine hundred, forty one thousand, seven hundred and one shares of our common stock, based on a fixed conversion price of $2.50 per share on an as-converted basis.
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] \| Three Accredited Investors [Member] \| First Closing [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from convertible preferred stock \| $													$ 1,302,000
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] \| Three Accredited Investors [Member] \| Second Closing [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from convertible preferred stock \| $												$ 1,698,000
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Series A Preferred Stock [Member] \| Three Accredited Investors [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Fixed conversion price per share \| $ / shares													$ 2.50
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock									900,000
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares									$ 2.00
Number of shares issued upon conversion, convertible preferred stock							4,436,000
Debt Conversion Agreement [Member] \| Precigen Note [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Debt instrument aggregate amount including accrued interest \| $														$ 3,400,000
Debt Conversion Agreement [Member] \| Unsecured Non-Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] \| Precigen Note [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued upon conversion, value \| $														$ 2,400,000
2018 Public Offerings [Member] \| Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares agreed to issue									900,000
Common stock, par value \| $ / shares									$ 0.001
Share price per unit \| $ / shares									$ 2.00
Number of warrants to purchase common stock						1,800,000	1,800,000
Exercisable term of warrants, description									Each warrant is exercisable beginning on the six-month anniversary of the date of its issuance and will expire five years from the date of issuance.
Term of warrants									5 years
Underwritten Public Offering [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from public offering \| $			$ 12,500,000
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Dr. Frederick Telling [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			100,000	100,000
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Dr. Alan Joslyn [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			66,667	66,667
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Short Term Warrants [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			1,250,000	1,250,000
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares			$ 0.75	$ 0.75
Exercisable term of warrants				18 months
Trading days \| Integer				21
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Short Term Warrants [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			8,333,334	8,333,334
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares			$ 0.75	$ 0.75
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Long Term Warrants [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			1,250,000	1,250,000
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares			$ 0.90	$ 0.90
Term of warrants			5 years	5 years
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Long Term Warrants [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			8,333,334	8,333,334
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares			$ 0.75	$ 0.75
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of common stock issued in offering			16,666,668
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Common Stock [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares of stock available for purchase				2,500,000
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Common Stock [Member] \| Short Term Warrants and Long Term Warrants [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of common stock issued in offering			16,666,668
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Warrant [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock						13,800,000	13,800,000							9,505,500
Number of common stock issued in offering							13,800,000
Proceeds from public offering \| $			$ 12,500,000
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Short Term Warrants [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			1,250,000	1,250,000
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares			$ 0.75	$ 0.75
Exercisable term of warrants			18 months
Trading days \| Integer			21
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Short Term Warrants [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			8,333,334	8,333,334
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares			$ 0.75	$ 0.75
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Long Term Warrants [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			1,250,000	1,250,000
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares			$ 0.90	$ 0.90
Term of warrants			5 years	5 years
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Long Term Warrants [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			8,333,334	8,333,334
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares			$ 0.75	$ 0.75
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Warrants [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares of stock available for purchase				2,500,000
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock						13,800,000	13,800,000
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Class A Units [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price per unit \| $ / shares						$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares						$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Term of warrants						7 years	7 years
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Class B Units [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price per unit \| $ / shares						$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Warrant [Member] \| Class A Units [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price per unit \| $ / shares						1.00	1.00
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares						$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Term of warrants						7 years	7 years
Underwritten Public Offering [Member] \| Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Warrant [Member] \| Class B Units [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price per unit \| $ / shares						$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Over Allotment Option [Member] \| Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock						1,800,000	1,800,000
Public Offering [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from public offering \| $							$ 13,800,000
Description on preferred stock, conversion basis							The Public Offering was comprised of Class A Units, priced at a public offering price of $1.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a seven-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock with an exercise price of $1.00 per share, and Class B Units, priced at a public offering price of $1.00 per unit, with each unit comprised of one share of series D preferred stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share, (the "Series D Preferred Stock"), which is convertible into one share of common stock, and a warrant. The conversion price of the Series D Preferred Stock issued in the transaction as well as the exercise price of the warrants are fixed and do not contain any variable pricing features or any price based anti-dilutive features. The Series D Preferred Stock issued in this transaction included a beneficial ownership blocker but has no dividend rights (except to the extent that dividends are also paid on the common stock), liquidation preference or other preferences over common stock, and, with certain exceptions, has no voting rights. The securities comprising the units were immediately separable and were issued separately.
Public Offering [Member] \| Frederick Telling [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of common stock issued in offering							100,000
Public Offering [Member] \| Alan Dunton [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of common stock issued in offering							20,000
Public Offering [Member] \| Class A Units [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price per unit \| $ / shares						$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Number of warrants to purchase common stock						1	1
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares						$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Term of warrants						7 years	7 years
Public Offering [Member] \| Class B Units [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price per unit \| $ / shares						$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Public Offering [Member] \| Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value \| $ / shares						$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Public Offering [Member] \| Series D Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from public offering \| $							$ 13,800,000
Public Offering [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of common stock issued in offering															9,505,500
Underwriter [Member] \| Short Term Warrants [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			1,250,000	1,250,000
Underwriter [Member] \| Long Term Warrants [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			1,250,000	1,250,000
Underwriter [Member] \| Short Term Warrants [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			1,250,000	1,250,000
Underwriter [Member] \| Long Term Warrants [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			1,250,000	1,250,000
Preferred Stock Issued Upon Initial Closing [Member] \| Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock													462,106
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares													$ 3.10
Preferred Stock Issued Upon Second Closing [Member] \| Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock												602,414
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares												$ 3.10
Private Placement [Member] \| Series B Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of accredited investors \| Investors											4
Description on preferred stock, conversion basis											The full $3,300,000 of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible, after giving effect to the reverse stock split into one million three hundred and twenty thousand and two shares of our Common Stock, based on a conversion of one share of Series B Preferred Stock into two shares of Common Stock. The purchase price per share of the Series B Preferred Stock is represented by $2.50 per share of the Common Stock on an as converted basis.
Proceeds from issuance of private placement \| $											$ 3,300,000
Private Placement [Member] \| Warrant [Member] \| Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock											1,064,518
Warrants exercise price per share \| $ / shares											$ 3.10
Term of warrants											7 years