Cosmic Librarian<p>The dye in Doritos can make mice transparent<br>'It’s not magic, but it’s still very powerful.'</p><p>A food dye that helps give certain sodas and snacks their hallmark orange hue renders mouse skin almost completely see-through in a reversible, potentially non-toxic research method that could transform medical and scientific imaging. Because of a counterintuitive fundamental physics principle, Tartrazine, also known as Yellow 5, can temporarily turn biological tissue transparent to the naked eye, as described in a study published September 5 in the journal Science. </p><p>Uh, don't try this at home...</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Doritos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doritos</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/dye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dye</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/transparent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparent</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/biophotonics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biophotonics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.popsci.com/science/dye-mice-transparent/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">popsci.com/science/dye-mice-tr</span><span class="invisible">ansparent/</span></a></p>