Extinct in the wild George on the Galapagos island of Pinta on 1 December 1971. Since then, Lonesome George has been a powerful symbol for conservation efforts in general and for the Galapagos Islands in particular. With his death on 24 June 2012, the subspecies is again believed to be extinct. With the discovery of 17 hybrid Pinta tortoises located at nearby Wolf Volcano a plan has been made to attempt to breed the subspecies back into a pure state. Not all species that are extinct in the wild are rare. For example, "Ameca splendens", though extinct in the wild, was a popular fish
Dormant therapy not because the patent for the drug has expired or will expire prior to the completion of research and the federal approval process. Weak or no patent protection is a disincentive for drug development as it hinders a manufacturer’s ability to recoup the investment in expensive clinical trials. This disincentive is even more pronounced for treatments for more complex conditions such as Alzheimer’s, which require more clinical data than conditions which currently have existing treatments. Dormant therapy The term “dormant therapy” refers to a new drug or a new biological product which was made the subject of a request for