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Note 12 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - Emory [Member] - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Ongoing Patent Cost Reimbursements [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 113,914	$ 179,958	$ 98,042
Research Agreements [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 0	$ 0	$ 252,478

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- Definition

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

+ References

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)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

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