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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481112/505-10-50-3

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Number of warrants or rights outstanding.

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WARRANTS - Issued with March 2024 Offering (Details) - $ / shares		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Common And Pre-Funded Warrants
Warrants
Issuance of warrants (in shares)		2,000,000
Warrants outstanding (in shares)		40,301,676	51,533,652
Pre-Funded Warrants
Warrants
Issuance of warrants (in shares)		2,000,000
Warrants outstanding (in shares)		29,576,676	31,783,652
Common Warrants
Warrants
Warrants outstanding (in shares)		10,725,000	19,750,000
March 2024 Private Placement
Warrants
Exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001
March 2024 Private Placement \| Common Stock
Warrants
Purchase price, common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 7.00
March 2024 Private Placement \| Pre-Funded Warrants
Warrants
Issuance of warrants (in shares)	2,000,000
Exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001
Purchase price, warrant (in dollars per share)	$ 6.999
Threshold percentage of aggregate beneficial ownership of holder for exercising warrants	9.99%
Warrants outstanding (in shares)		2,000,000
March 2024 Private Placement \| Pre-Funded Warrants \| Weighted average
Warrants
Exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001