The body’ human tear glands that “shed tears” sound like something out of a sci-fi movie. But researchers from the Hubrecht Institute and UMC Utrecht used stem cells to grow tiny tear glands in Petri dishes to mimic the real thing. They hope these so-called organisms could serve as models for studying how human tear-laden cells produce tears. Their ultimate goal is to better understand and treat diseases such as dry eye disease or autoimmune disease dryness syndrome and tear…
