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Note 10 - Grants and Collaboration Revenue (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenue from Grants	$ 247,994	$ 440,106	$ 895,866	$ 653,986
Revenue from Collaboration			95,000
NIH Grants [Member]
Revenue from Grants	247,994	$ 440,106	800,866	$ 653,986
Unused Grant Funds	$ 744,769		$ 744,769

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- Definition

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- Definition

Revenue earned during the period from non-repayable sum of money awarded to an entity to carry out a specific purpose as provided in grant agreements.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(e))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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