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Note 8 - Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Ongoing Patent Cost Reimbursements [Member]
Note 8 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 21,921
Research Agreements [Member]
Note 8 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 56,788

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 850

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (c)

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