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Scientists develop human tear glands in a lab, and truly make them cry – The Shepherd of the Hills Gazette
Getty Images 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
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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 used stem cells to grow tiny tear glands in a petri dish that mimic the real thing. They hope these so-called organoids can serve as models for studying how the cells in human tear glands produce tears. The ultimate…
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