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Note 4 - Commitments (Details Textual) - Office and Laboratory Lease Agreement [Member] | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) ft² | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Area of Real Estate Property | ft² | 8,400 |
Operating Lease, Expense | $ 176,797 | $ 166,242
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One | 182,000 |
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two | 187,000 |
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three | $ 193,000 |

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- Definition Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128292326&loc=SL77918701-209980 + Details
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- Definition Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128292326&loc=SL77918701-209980 + Details
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