Grow your own heart bypass: Scientists ‘weave’ human veins in the laboratory ready for cardiac surgery

Human blood vessels have been grown in the laboratory in a breakthrough that could revolutionise heart bypass surgery.

The DIY veins take just a few weeks to produce from skin cells removed from the hand.

As well as bypass operations, the tubes could also be used to help kidney patients on dialysis and babies with defective heart valves.

Blood vessels grown from a person’s own cells may soon help kidney dialysis patients

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