Scientific discovery that turns mouse skin transparent echoes plot of H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man'

In a breakthrough study, scientists applied a water and food dye mixture to make mouse skin temporarily transparent, enabling visualization of organs, with potential medical applications.

First author Zihao Ou noted that the temporary transparency achieved with tartrazine isn't just artistic; it's rooted in physics, enhancing light transmission through the skin.

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