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Agreements - Lilly (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Agreements - Lilly (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Aug. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Collaborative Agreements disclosures
Aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations		$ 53,800		$ 53,800
Revenue from contract with customer		15,375	$ 9,210	67,615	$ 41,864
Amount of obligation included in long-term deferred revenue		38,732		38,732			$ 47,717
Additional targets
Collaborative Agreements disclosures
License agreement upfront payment receivable		6,500		6,500		$ 6,500
Lilly
Collaborative Agreements disclosures
License agreement upfront payment receivable	$ 13,000
License agreement additional payment receivable	26,000
License agreement, target selection fees and development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments receivable	1,700,000
Aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations	13,000
Lilly \| Upfront payment
Collaborative Agreements disclosures
Estimated payments to received	13,000
Lilly \| Initial targets
Collaborative Agreements disclosures
Revenue from contract with customer	9,200			13,800
Lilly \| Additional targets
Collaborative Agreements disclosures
Revenue from contract with customer				4,600
Lilly \| Material rights to obtain licenses to replacement targets
Collaborative Agreements disclosures
Revenue from contract with customer	$ 3,800
Amount of obligation included in long-term deferred revenue		$ 5,700		5,700
Lilly \| Material rights to obtain additional target licenses to replacement targets
Collaborative Agreements disclosures
Revenue from contract with customer				$ 1,900