The Universe in a Nutshell
Issuing an insurance policy against abduction by aliens seems a pretty safe bet.
With genetic engineering, we will be able to increase the complexity of our DNA, and improve the human race. But it will be a slow process, because one will have to wait about 18 years to see the effect of changes to the genetic code.
Plagiarism saves time.
We've created life in our own image.
But a machine that was powerful enough to accelerate particles to the grand unification energy would have to be as big as the Solar System - and would be unlikely to be funded in the present economic climate.