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Tears reveal some of their deepest secrets to researchers

01-19-2007 · EurekAlert!

It's no secret why we shed tears. But exactly what our tears are made of has remained a mystery to scientists. A new study sheds some light on the complex design of tears. What we think of as tears, scientists call tear film, which is made up of three distinct, microscopic layers.

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