“massaging tartrazine solution into hairless mouse skin over the course of a few minutes or using microneedling achieves “complete optical transparency in the red region of the visible spectrum”

I know it didn’t happen this way but I like to believe it was someone having their unwashed dorito fingers after lunch, decided to massage a mouse for several minutes, and figuring this out

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago

No that's probably exactly what happened. Most discoveries happen serendipitously.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Their name, Lennie.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Come to think of it, I didn't see any claims about no animals being harmed...

[–] ivanafterall 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It says pretty clearly it's potentially non-toxic!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I was referring to Lennie, not the dye

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sounds like a masturbation injury if I've ever heard of one, the mouse is clearly a cover

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A scientist frantically looking for something to rub dorito dust on, before everyone else get into the lab the next morning.

[–] trolololol 5 points 1 month ago

Smoke some, eat snacks and try using real mouse with your laptop.