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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 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I revealed my organ at work and science didn’t care; just got fired

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

But fire has long been used in scientific experiments. You're a lab rat.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Who knew you could make mice with dye?

[–] EpicMuch 1 points 2 months ago

not I, but clearly it's possible