STATEMENTS OF EXPENSES (USD $)	12 Months Ended		107 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011
Research and development	$ 3,340,038	$ 2,584,734	$ 70,178,875
General and administrative	2,406,269	2,216,043	27,609,075
Depreciation	210,252	168,843	1,346,481
Loss on disposal of fixed assets	9,686	459	510,248
Operating loss	(5,966,245)	(4,970,079)	(99,644,679)
Interest income	932	1,660	1,358,417
Other income and expense, net			661,146
Gain on extinguishment of debt			1,612,440
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments			1,388,848
Gain on sale of technology			3,000,000
Interest expense	(3,135)	(500,648)	(9,056,959)
Net loss	$ (5,968,448)	$ (5,469,067)	$ (100,680,787)
Basic and diluted loss per share	$ (0.26)	$ (0.32)
Weighted average shares outstanding	22,532,498	17,071,691