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A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of California - Riverside (UCR) has shed light on the development of fruit fly wings and its implications for human development and birth defects. The researchers used supercomputers to simulate the interactions between cells in the wing disc, a group of different cell types that eventually become wing tissue. They found that a subcellular structure called actomyosin plays a crucial role in the development process, particularly in the flattening of the lower wing disc. Actomyosin is a dynamic network of actin fibers that affects the stiffness and shape of cells. The researchers hope to further investigate the genetic and chemical signals that influence actomyosin and potentially use their findings to correct defects in human tissue formation. [Extracted from the article]