Kid Scoop News—December 2024

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tanford University scientists in California have discovered that a common yellow food dye can make the skin of mice transparent . When they rubbed a special dye on the skin of the mice, researchers could see with the naked eye the organs, muscles, and blood vessels inside the mouse. As soon as they rinsed the

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dye from the skin with water, the see-through effect disappeared!

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This discovery could make it possible for doctors to one day see inside of humans without have to take x-rays or cut them open.

If the skin of fruits and vegetables was transparent, you could always choose the freshest, best-tasting ones. Can you identify each of these fruits and vegetables from the inside view? Beneath the Skin

APPLE BANANA CARROT KIWI LEMON ORANGE STRAWBERRY SQUASH TOMATO WATERMELON

© Vicki Whiting December 2024

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