Researchers have uncovered the fact that a popular food dye used in Cheetos can turn mice's skin completely transparent — making their organs visible.

While the idea of a transparent body might seem odd or even a bit creepy, it could actually be really helpful for doctors. If ...

A commonly used food coloring can make the skin of a living mouse transparent, allowing scientists to see its organs function, according to a new study.

Scientists have found that massaging tartrazine-aka "Yellow 5," aka the food dye used in Doritos-into the skin of mice can temporarily make the mice transparent. The Washington Post explains that ...

Tartrazine, a dye used in making Doritos, has a light-absorbing quality that researchers used to apply to mice so they could see through the skin.

Mice made transparent with a dye used in Doritos Matching refractive indexes lets some wavelengths pass cleanly through the skin.

In an effort to enhance the research abilities of biologists, Stanford University researchers have discovered that applying a popular food coloring to the skin of mice allowed them to see through ...

Scientists found a way to make see-through mice, so they can study their insides while they're still alive.

In a first, living mice are made transparent The technique could help researchers understand how diseases change the body Close-up macro image of undissolved yellow #5 dye.

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The dye in Doritos can make mice transparent 'It’s not magic, but it’s still very powerful.' Lauren Leffer Sep 5, 2024 2:00 PM EDT ...