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| Iori Tomita via Geekologie |
Why dissect an animal when you can just look through its skin? Iori Tomita of Japan has founded New World Transparent Specimens, a project that he hopes will bring the fields of Science, Art, and Philosophy together.
The dying technique used by Tomita is usually reserved for purely scientific reasons, such as the examination of skeletal and biological systems. He makes sure to inject different colors into different areas of the creatures' anatomies in order to accurately display the makeups. Bright red dye is injected into harder bones while blue dye is injected into softer cartilage. To get the flesh see-through, Tomita uses an enzyme designed to dissolve the skin's natural proteins. The end result is kept in a jar of glycerin and is ready for viewing.
While many of the larger specimens are kept in exhibits, they are still often for sale (although, they are very expensive). Smaller, more affordable versions can be purchased in certain Japanese department stores.
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| Iori Tomita via Geekologie |
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