Ingredient found in Doritos turns mouse's skin transparent, may have medical applications

Scientists at Stanford University were recently able to make a mouse's skin transparent using a common food dye, something the study's author told Fox News Digital could have exciting benefits to humans once additional research is conducted. 

The paper, titled "Achieving optical transparency in live animals with absorbing molecules," was published in the journal "Science" on September 5. 

In it, the researchers used a solution of red tartrazine, a food dye known as FD&C Yellow 5...