FOOD Ingredient found in Doritos turns mouse's skin transparent, may have medical applications The mice were treated by Yellow 5, and what happened next shocked even the researchers ...

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That's because human skin is about 10 times thicker than a mouse and it's not sure how much of the dye – or how it would be administered – is needed to work in humans, Ou said.

However, Ou and Hong said a totally invisible mouse was a stretch: The current approach cannot render bone transparent. “So far, we only tested soft tissues, including brain, muscle, and skin.

Scientists say they've used a common food dye to render the skin of a mouse transparent, revealing the workings of blood vessels and organs underneath.

Dye found in Doritos turns mouse's skin transparent The experiment headed by Dr. Zihao Ou, assistant professor of physics at The University of Texas at Dallas, was conducted in a quest to find ...

However, Ou and Hong said a totally invisible mouse was a stretch: The current approach cannot render bone transparent. “So far, we only tested soft tissues, including brain, muscle, and skin.

It seems like a kind of superpower, but scientists say they've used a common food dye to render the skin of a mouse transparent, revealing the workings of blood vessels and organs underneath. It's ...

Scientists say they've used a common food dye to render the skin of a mouse transparent, revealing the workings of blood vessels and organs underneath. Image by Keyi "Onyx" Li/U.S. National ...