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Transparent mice made with light-absorbing dye reveal organs at work(www.nature.com)

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A dye that helps to give Doritos their orange hue can also turn mouse tissues transparent, researchers have found.

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tquid@sh.itjust.works
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I revealed my organ at work and science didn’t care; just got fired

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Plopp@lemmy.world
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But fire has long been used in scientific experiments. You’re a lab rat.

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lolcatnip@reddthat.com
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I don’t know how I feel about calling it a dye. But I also can’t think of a better word.

The article goes into a lot of detail about how it works.

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idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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Lyve

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Eggyhead@fedia.io
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Who knew you could make mice with dye?

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EpicMuch@sh.itjust.works
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not I, but clearly it’s possible

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