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Human tear glands grown in a lab actually cry – CNET
Scientists have an ambitious vision for their organoid.
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Disembodied human tear glands that cry sound like something out of a sci-fi movie. But in the Netherlands, functional tear glands that don’t attach to anyone’s eyes (or emotions) are starring in their own real-life drama.
Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute and UMC Utrecht have used stem cells to grow tiny tear glands in a petri dish, mimicking the real thing. They hope these so-called organoids can serve as models for studying how the cells in human tear glands produce tears….
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