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Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of investment |  | $ 40,125,418 | $ 0 | $ 0
Gain on investments |  | (588,270) | 476,368 | $ (1,342,005)
GeneOne (affiliated entity) |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of investment | $ 40,100,000 |  |  |
Realized gain on sale of investment | $ 36,700,000 |  |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Derivative liability |  | 7,100,000 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | GeneOne (affiliated entity) |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of shares held in an affiliated entity (in shares) | 1,644,155 |  |  |
Level 3 |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Assets held-in-trust |  | 0 | $ 0 |
Liabilities held |  | $ 0 |  |
Common stock | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of shares owned (shares) |  | 597,808 |  |

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