Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 23, 2005 Insert Therapeutics Inc	Feb. 28, 2010 Calando Pharmaceuticals Inc	Nov. 30, 2009 Calando Pharmaceuticals Inc	Mar. 31, 2006 Calando Pharmaceuticals Inc	Sep. 30, 2010 Calando Pharmaceuticals Inc Series A Preferred Stock	Apr. 23, 2008 Unidym Inc	Apr. 29, 2008 MASA Energy LLC
Purchase of common shares	7,375,000	200,000	2,850,000	964,000	1,562.5	200,000
Common stock, shares issued	50,226	8,000	114,000	20,838		7,054	10,504
Common stock value	$ 2,000,000		$ 706,800	$ 1,077,333			$ 310,000
Value of common stock purchased				1,928,000			560,000
Stock purchased by cash		$ 60,000		$ 850,667		$ 200,000	$ 250,000
Warrants issued		2,400	24,000		390,625
Warrants purchased			600,000
Common stock exercise value		$ 5.00			$ 5.00

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.29)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 30

-Article 5

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