"We are hopeful that our breeding effortswillbesuccessful this year, and we're encouraged by all the behaviors and hormonal data we've seen so far, " said Dave Wildt, head of the Center for Species Survival at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.
It remains to be seen whether these efforts and innovations willbe enough to create new paths for successful investments in hardware-only business models or whether VC investments in physical products in the IT and Energy arena will have limited interest for the foreseeable future.
The Justice Department is confident its settlement administrator "will besuccessful in locating the vast majority of the victims and is committed to ensuring that best efforts are made to do so, " spokeswoman Xochitl Hinojosa said.