Statements of Operations (USD $)	12 Months Ended		145 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012
Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Research and development costs		$ 146,779	$ 3,882,494
Operating costs	818,532	2,077,436	12,690,623
Total operating costs and expenses	818,532	2,224,215	16,573,117
OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME)
Change in fair value of derivative liability	(21,608)	(1,744)	(23,352)
Loss on investment	197,500		197,500
Interest expense	165,826	15,540	784,143
TOTAL OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME)	341,718	13,796	958,291
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$ (1,160,250)	$ (2,238,011)	$ (17,531,408)
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE, BASIC (in dollars per share)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.72)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, BASIC (in shares)	65,849,823	52,412,362	24,235,182