However, two months later, they received a voicemail from an animal shelter in Roseville, about a 30 minutes northeast of ...

otherwise known as FD&C Yellow 5, to see through the skin of live mice. The scientists rubbed the dye solution onto the mice’s skull and abdomen skin. After just a few minutes, blood vessels were ...

As their name suggests, carrion beetles eat dead animals. These insects also lay their eggs on the deceased animals so their larvae can eat the meat when developing. But they aren't the only bugs ...

Researchers have developed a method to turn the tissues of a live mouse transparent using a common food dye called tartrazine ...

But now, a team of Stanford University scientists has finally found an agent that can reversibly make skin transparent ...

Scientists safely made the skin of live mice transparent by applying a mixture of water and a common yellow food coloring called tartrazine. The reversible process allowed for direct observation of ...

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.

For those who understand the fundamental physics behind this, it makes sense; but if you aren’t familiar with it, it looks ...

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 ...

While the idea of a transparent body might seem odd or even a bit creepy, it could actually be really helpful for doctors. If ...