All in a Mouse's Night ... Vision

If your curriculum visits light and color, here's a nice tangent worth traveling. Not sharks with fricken lasers, but mice with night vision.

Scientists have figured out how to confer a superpower, like those wielded by the mythical X-Men, at least to mice. Using nanoparticles that convert infrared (IR) light to visible light, researchers have given mice the ability to see in the dark. If the same technique works in humans, it could offer soldiers night vision without the need for goggles and possibly counter ailments that cause patients to gradually lose their sight.

There are important details. Read about them in this article from Science:
Nanoparticles give mice night vision

As a veteran of titling blog posts and lab activities, and as a long-time fan of progressive-era Genesis, "All in a Mouse's Night" quickly came to mind. Trust me, this gift is as much a curse as it is a blessing.