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The Topography of Tears: Do tears of joy and sorrow look different under the microscope?

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Do tears of grief look different under the microscope than tears of happiness?

That’s the basis of photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher’s new project, The Topography of Tears. Over the past several years, she collected human tears – her own and others – that accompany a wide range of feelings, including elation, sorrow, frustration, and rejection. (She’s even got tears from chopping onions and those of a newborn.)
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Image: Onion tears

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