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How many subjects has it 'treated'? Is their data on whole-body carbon composition an indication that someone has spent $500,000 on LifeGem products from a single person? Did you say pets?? +sj +

I found a recent (March) Denver Post article stating 1,000 families have been served since the company's founding. I've added this to the article, along with the apparent minimum amount of cremains needed to make one diamond (of unspecified size, unfortunately). Regarding whole-body carbon composition and its implications, I'm sure it's possible but I haven't found anything stating that someone has done so. The Denver Post article I referenced ([1]) profiles a man who had five diamonds made from his wife's remains, but it doesn't say how large each diamond was. As for pets, yes: they're priced identically and also require the facility to be affiliated with LifeGem. I mentioned the possible limitation of size in the article as well (e.g., I doubt you could get a diamond made out of your favourite guppy). -- Hadal 13:22, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

If you visit the LifeGem website and look at the "certificate of authenticity," there is something vital missing. Namely, the gemologist's signature who graded the stone. Interesting to note: Under symmetry---the description is "symmetrical." The real gemologists who read this will agree with me that something doesn't seem quite right.T.E. Goodwin 23:37, 25 February 2006 (UTC)