Scientists at the Helmholtz Munich research centre have made significant progress in cancer drug testing by utilising a transparent mouse. The innovative scanning method allows the detection of ...

Assembling an accurate image of what the inside of an organ looks like is not an easy task. In order to figure out what the inside of a liver or eyeball or brain looks like, said organs often need to ...

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It’s a window of opportunity. A chemical treatment that can turn mice transparent will allow researchers to see the body and brain in unprecedented detail. To look at organs on a microscopic scale, ...