Tartrazine, a dye used in making Doritos, has a light-absorbing quality that researchers used to apply to mice so they could see through the skin.

It’s a strange occurrence, seeing a mouse’s skin turn transparent as you rub food dye on it. The researchers say it gives you a complete look into the mouse’s body, showing the blood vessels, organs, and everything else inside.

The study, titled ‘Achieving Optical Transparency in Live Animals with Absorbing Molecules’ was published in the journal Science on September 6 and has been conducted by researchers at Stanford University.

Scientists at Stanford University have developed a new technique that makes the skin on mice skulls and abdomens transparent using a common yellow food dye

Scientists at Stanford University recently claimed that a dye that helps to give Doritos chips their orange hue can turn a mouse’s skin transparent ;

Stanford scientists made mouse skin transparent using tartrazine, a dye found in Doritos and other everyday products. This breakthrough in optical imaging could revolutionize biological research by improving tissue transparency.