Do I think it is valuable to the race as a whole? Yes, very much so. Perhaps you are not that motivated by the race as a whole and I can't say I blame you but it just seems a little short-sighted to me.
Ok, this one is for RadioAstronomer. I am sure you are already aware of it but I thought I would give you a heads up if you were not. I might be a little fuzzy on the details as well, but here goes...
Scientists in Australia today were able to teleport light. They said that a human body would be extremely improbable as it has trillions of atoms in it.
Its a start though. I see definate potential in this. :D