This is a little eerie. But it's also kind of cool. The gem that you see on the left was made from the carbon found in the remains of a human cremation. The name of the company is LifeGem and it uses super-hot ovens to transform ashes to graphite and then presses the stone into blue and yellow diamonds that retail for anywhere from 2,700 to 20,000 dollars. Considering the cost of funerals and the cost of jewelry, this might catch on. This might also give the term "heirloom" additional meaning.
