Inside Insight: Clearing and Staining Fish

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Biomechanists use many high-tech tools such as MRI or CT scanning to visualize the connective tissues of specimens. But for Dr. Adam Summers of the University of Washington's Friday Harbor Labs - none of these methods provide the inspiration of clearing and staining. Using a cocktail of chemicals, clearing and staining turns soft tissues transparent while tinting bones and cartilage bright red and blue. Preparing gobies, stingrays, and sharks in this manner has revealed to Dr. Adam Summers critical data while allowing him, and us, to appreciate the beauty of each fish's form.
Produced by Luke Groskin
Filmed by Ryan Hawk
Music by Audio Network
Additional Photos by Adam Summers and Shutterstock

[@ryan.1990]

I love how passionate this man is about biology

[@TheInfoYouNeed]

Eye opening,this is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.

[@Moonfrog11]

This is awesone!

[@NoGreedSeeds]

Amazing. Nature is inspirational, which is unsurprising, but this brings out a depth that is stunning.

[@Hombolicious]

Another interesting Sci Fri, cheers for that.

[@dmitrylapshin1950]

Wow, so beautiful. Wanna try to do that at home

[@blandantey]

This really beautiful , to this an old method. I am amazed.

[@sullenpuffin]

Beautiful, thank you

[@susmitamondal4795]

This is fascinating

[@D15557]

Great video!

[@twentyinchsoul]

more please

[@Theshizlenizle]

Never seen that before, interesting though

[@harihari-po3uc]

i like it.. its amazing

[@rapsod1911]

Amazing.

[@rileymason1683]

what dye is used? Just food colouring?

[@welcometome4619]

rhiley mason No you should watch the Brainscoop RUclips channel on fish staining really good

[@josephpaine6796]

Alcian Blue 8GX

[@rubertarodriguez651]

Cool

[@saylendrawilliam2193]

Can we do this with human body?

[@NordAtze90]

I want to do this by myself, is it possible?

[@golem7649]

Definitely! It is kind of expensive and a little difficult to find the chemicals but if you follow the instructions it is very fun

[@noxcrescent8157]

Wow

[@reptaxtaxidermiadereptiles4661]

What coloring is blue?

[@josephpaine6796]

Alcian Blue 8GX

[@Indiakkariii]

KOH i think

[@AnmAtAnm]

Shouldn't that be University of Washington, not Washington University? Very different places.

[@digvijaysinghrana3351]

I wonder how a human body would look like

[@AJSeaAnemone]

Can anyone here actually hear what he is saying?

[@grantweller1225]

Ah yes diaphonization

[@Goomberdups]

now do it with a human