Enlarge ImageSpare parts. Blood vessels grown from a person's own cells may soon help kidney dialysis patients.Credit: Cytograft Tissue Engineering Scientists report today that artificial blood vessels made using a person's own skin cells work well in patients receiving kidney dialysis. The new blood vessels mark the first vascular grafts to be derived entirely from a patient's own tissues, which lowers the odds of a harmful immune reaction. Down the road, engineered grafts may also prove useful in treating patients with circulatory problems in their legs and coronary arteries. About 300,000 people a year in the United States receive...