Doritos are a revered snack for many. Now, scientists have found one of the ingredients in the triangle-shaped tasty tortilla chips has a superpower – it can make the skin of mice transparent.

Researchers used a yellow food dye used on tortilla chips—specifically, yellow no. 5 food dye otherwise known as tartrazine— to turn the skin of mice transparent. (Photo: Getty) Let’s be completely ...

A dye that helps to give Doritos their orange hue can also turn mouse tissues transparent, researchers have found. Applying the dye to the skin of live mice allowed scientists to peer through tissues ...

Massaging a common food dye onto the skin of living mice turned their tissues transparent, allowing us to see their blood vessels and organs at work. The technique could one day help doctors look ...

It sounds like a piece of science fiction—a food-safe dye that turns your skin transparent. And yet, scientists at Stanford University have done just that. The technique, described by experts as ...

A common food dye can turn the skin of living mice transparent, but we don't yet know if it'll work in humans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...