Monday, October 7, 2024

Transparent Mice

 You'll never guess what the researchers have been up to this time, drum roll...they've discovered that the dye used in Cheetos can make mice's skin transparent! Tartrazine aka Yellow No. 5 is used in several snacks and drinks, how it works is when the dye is applied it causes light to pass through the cells and voila! transparent mice. You are probably wondering by now why your hands don't turn transparent when you munch down a face full of Cheetos, the answer is that human skin is thicker than mouse skin so it will take a lot more of the dye, though human tests are in the works. 





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