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Note 6 - Warrants (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Note 6 - Warrants (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Mar. 01, 2021
Share Price (in dollars per share)		$ 0.20	$ 0.20
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Warrants Exercised (in shares)		1,283,333
Proceeds from Issuance of Warrants		$ 164,000
Note Payable, Maturing March 8, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 50,000			$ 50,000
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)	2 years
Six-month Warrants in Connection With the 2020 Unit Offering [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Term (Year)			6 months
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right (in shares)		5,435,996	13,568,524
Six-month Warrants in Connection With the 2020 Unit Offering [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share)		$ 0.14	$ 0.19
Six-month Warrants in Connection With the 2020 Unit Offering [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share)		$ 0.23	$ 0.26
Five-year Warrants in Connection With the 2020 Unit Offering [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Term (Year)		5 years	5 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right (in shares)		5,435,996	13,568,524
Five-year Warrants in Connection With the 2020 Unit Offering [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share)		$ 0.16	$ 0.24
Five-year Warrants in Connection With the 2020 Unit Offering [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share)		$ 0.29	$ 0.33
Warrants Issued in Connection with Conversion of Interest on Note Payable Maturing March 8, 2023 [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Term (Year)	5 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right (in shares)	225,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	$ 35,000