A common dye found in snack foods can turn skin invisible so that we can see the organs inside, scientists say. Researchers ...

A common food dye combined with a solution has made mice’s skin “transparent.” Researchers from the universities of Texas and Stanford conducted this breakthrough research, which could ...

By rubbing the tartrazine into the skin of mice, the researchers were able to observe underlying blood vessels and muscles. Simulations predicted that the dye would change the refraction index ...