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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Segment Information and Signficant Customers (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Revenue, Major Customer |  |  |
Entity-Wide Revenue, McNair Medical Institute, Percentage | 57.00% |  |
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2013 |  |
Entity-Wide Revenue, Taconic Farms, Percentage | 33.00% | 68.00% | 46.00%
Entity-Wide Revenue, Deltagen, Percentage |  | 25.00% |
Entity-Wide Revenue, Texas AM Institute for Genomic Medicine, Percentage |  |  | 20.00%
Entity-Wide Revenue, United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Percentage |  |  | 20.00%

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