Seed plants are the dominant land plants because a. they include the largest plants on earth. b. the seeds they produce enable the plant to survive in a dormant state when conditions are not suitable for growth. c. they are vascular plants with large root systems, so they can obtain water from any kind of environment. d. they produce flowers that are pollinated by insects, enabling them to produce many offspring.

"1. it should be, it has been for about 20 years, and it's really not much different in the end than breeding animals to have particular traits. there are always concerns about genetically engineered animals/plants affecting the environment in unexpected negative ways, but i can't think of an example where the fears didn't turn out to be baseless.  

first, as you point out, it would be a great advance in pharmacology, to be able to tailor drugs and their doses to me. the pros involve better medical treatment. the cons involve privacy issues like insurance companies denying coverage to people with genetic risk factors. looking at dna markers wouldn't affect the frequency of genetic diseases, but it would allow detection of them earlier. and ok, actually i suppose that if people used this information to avoid having children with genetic diseases, some might decrease in frequency."