Ingredient found in Doritos turns mouse’s skin transparent, may have medical applications [Video]

Scientists at Stanford University were recently able to make a mouse’s skin transparent using a common food dye, something the study’s author told Fox News Digital could have exciting benefits to humans once additional research is conducted. 

The paper, titled “Achieving optical transparency in live animals with absorbing molecules,” was published in the journal “Science” on September 5. 

In it, the researchers used a solution of red tartrazine, a food dye known as FD&C Yellow 5, onto the abdomen, scalp, and hindlimb of a sedated mouse, said a release from Stanford University.

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 The dye turned the mouse’s skin red, which then made the skin appear transparent – and the mouse’s organs were visible to the naked eye, said the release. 

“The researchers believe this is the first non-invasive approach to achieving visibility of a mouse’s living internal organs,” said the release. 

The effects were …