Statements Of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		131 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011
Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Research and development costs		$ 53,939	$ 103,432	$ 179,679	$ 3,839,147
Operating costs	501,402	27,658	1,710,529	1,726,323	11,505,184
Total operating costs and expenses	501,402	81,597	1,813,961	1,906,002	15,344,331
Interest (income) expense		168,692	6,988	203,012	609,765
Net loss	$ (501,402)	$ (250,289)	$ (1,820,949)	$ (2,109,014)	$ (15,954,096)
Net loss per share	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.81)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	53,036,748	43,764,566	50,660,640	42,410,469	19,649,529