Scientists discovered that the yellow dye in Cheetos can make mouse skin transparent. The dye, tartrazine, is commonly used in foods like Cheetos, Doritos, and Kool-Aid. The technique could have ...

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 ...

Cheetos might look like an appetizing snack to most folks, but scientists have revealed something quite startling about the yellow dye used in this cheesy snack. According to a paper published last ...

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.