New York Post

Cheetos food dye turns mice transparent — and scientists say there’s a simple explanation

This is no puff piece. Researchers have uncovered the fact that a popular food dye used in Cheetos can turn mice’s skin completely transparent — making their organs visible. A coloring agent used in ...
CNN

Yellow food dye found in chips and candy corn turns skin transparent in mice, study says

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Mint

Cheetos food coloring turns mice transparent

It’s a vanishing act that Harry Houdini would envy. A popular food dye in Cheetos can turn the skin of live mice transparent to reveal the animal’s organs inside. When scientists massaged a solution ...
GIGAZINE

A technology to make skin transparent and see internal organs by applying food coloring contained in snacks is developed

When you hear 'making skin transparent,' it may sound like an absurd science fiction or supernatural power. However, a research team at Stanford University has succeeded in developing a technology ...
Wall Street Journal

Cheetos Food Coloring Turns Mice Transparent

It’s a vanishing act that Harry Houdini would envy. A popular food dye in Cheetos can turn the skin of live mice transparent to reveal the animal’s organs inside.