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ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Restricted Cash
Carrying value of restricted cash	$ 266us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	$ 795us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Depreciation and Amortization
Estimated useful lives of assets	4 years
Certificate of deposit for unused equipment line of credit
Restricted Cash
Carrying value of restricted cash		530us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = gern_CertificatesOfDepositForUnusedEquipmentLineOfCreditMember
Certificate of deposit for credit card purchases
Restricted Cash
Carrying value of restricted cash	$ 266us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = gern_CertificatesOfDepositForCreditCardPurchasesMember	$ 265us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = gern_CertificatesOfDepositForCreditCardPurchasesMember

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. For a classified balance sheet represents the current portion only (the noncurrent portion has a separate concept); there is a separate and distinct element for unclassified presentations.

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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

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-Article 5



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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1)

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