Scientists make tissue of living animals see-through
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240905143615.htm

In a pioneering new study, researchers made the skin on the skulls and abdomens of live mice transparent by applying to the areas a mixture of water and a common yellow food coloring called tartrazine.

Achieving optical transparency in live animals with absorbing molecules
Science, 2024; 385 (6713) DOI: 10.1126/science.adm6869
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adm6869

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