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

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 a new study, researchers made the skin on the skulls and abdomens of live mice transparent by applying to the areas a ...

Monitoring the internal environment of a living animal isn’t easy ... also known as E102 or Yellow 5, onto their skin. When the skin absorbs the dye molecules, this modifies the tissue ...

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.