Scientists have genetically engineered a squid that is almost as transparent as the water it's in. The squid will allow researchers to watch brain activity and biological processes in a living animal.
Plenty of movies or TV shows play, in some way, on the fantasy of becoming invisible. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports that some scientists made that fantasy real for a tiny squid. JON HAMILTON, BYLINE: The ...
For most of us, it would take magic to become invisible, but for some lucky, tiny squid, all it took was a little genetic tweaking. As part of our Weekly Dose of Wonder series, NPR's Jon Hamilton ...
Scientists have genetically engineered a see-through squid, allowing researchers to study its brain activity and other biological processes. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 25, 2023.) ...