A common food dye turned mice see-through, a "stunning" finding that could revolutionize imaging techniques in medicine.

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

The paper, titled "Achieving optical transparency in live animals with absorbing molecules ... a food dye known as FD&C Yellow 5, on the abdomen, scalp and hindlimb of a sedated mouse, said a release ...

Why isn't your body transparent? Some animals such as jellyfish, zebra fish and some glass frogs have see-through bodies. But most mammals, including humans, aren't transparent.

A dye commonly found in food and cosmetics can be used to reversibly turn the surface tissues of a living mouse transparent. The novel technique, which the researchers call counterintuitive, requires ...

The capacity to briefly make skin translucent could offer a variety of benefits in biology, diagnostics and even cosmetics.

Discover how researchers are working on making living tissue transparent to revolutionize medical treatments and diagnoses.

In H.G. Wells’ 1897 science fiction novel, “The Invisible Man,” the protagonist invents a serum that makes the cells in his ...

The culprit that was able to completely transform the skin of mice? Orange food dye known as tartrazine (Yellow 5), which Doritos uses to create their famous shade of orange. The dye's molecules are ...