Is Bigger Better in Cricket?

Why is it that the simplest animals and plants often have the largest genomes whereas more complex animals and plants have smaller genomes. This C -value paradox has kept biologists puzzled for decades. Now, in a Perspective, [Pierre Capy][1] explains new findings ([ Petrov et al. ][2]) showing that the rate of elimination of junk DNA explains the difference in genome size between the cricket and the fruit fly. [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/287/5455/985 [2]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/287/5455/1060