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[dcf2]

In what might be a bit of nightmare fuel. Scientists at Stanford have made skin transparent enabling the direct optical study of internal organs in live mice.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adm6869

We report on the counterintuitive observation that strongly absorbing molecules can achieve optical transparency in live biological tissues. Specifically, we found that an aqueous solution of a common food color approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, tartrazine, has the effect of reversibly making the skin, muscle, and connective tissues transparent in live rodents.

 

[Rock]

Instead of worrying about drinking Mountain Dew when I was younger causing my penis to get smaller, I should've been worrying about my body becoming translucent.

 

[lawtig02]

So is my experience reading this thread kind of like the experience of a research scientist reading about the procedural challenges to Trump’s classified documents case?

 

[BlooVooDoo]

In what might be a bit of nightmare fuel. Scientists at Stanford have made skin transparent enabling the direct optical study of internal organs in live mice.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adm6869

We report on the counterintuitive observation that strongly absorbing molecules can achieve optical transparency in live biological tissues. Specifically, we found that an aqueous solution of a common food color approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, tartrazine, has the effect of reversibly making the skin, muscle, and connective tissues transparent in live rodents.

That’s a nifty trick. How long before I can get a VAST imaging system for pregnant dams?

 

[an0maly]

Scott Manley's examination of new video regarding the Titan sub implosion.
{{ I highly recommend his YT channel, generally }}