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From: Popular Science
From: Popular Science
The dye in Doritos can make mice transparent
'It’s not magic, but it’s still very powerful.'
By Lauren Leffer
Posted on Sep 5, 2024 2:00 PM EDT
X-Ray specs and invisibility cloaks are the stuff of sci-fi and fantasy, but sometimes science is just stranger than fiction. 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. ...
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