These modified cuts tend to have a crushed ice or needle like facet pattern, more similar to a radiant cut than a traditional cushion cut. The chart below serves as a general guideline for evaluating the cut of a cushion cut diamond.
Broadly speaking, two types of stem cell can be distinguished: embryonic stem (ES) cells which can only be derived from preâimplantation embryos and have a proven ability to form cells of all tissues of the adult organism (termed âpluripotentâ), and âadultâ stem cells, which are found in a variety of tissues in the fetus and after birth and are, under normal conditions, more specialized (âmultipotentâ) with an important function in tissue replacement and repair.
Pluripotent stem cells, i.e. cells that can give rise to any fetal or adult cell type, can be found in a number of tissues, including umbilical cord blood. Using genetic reprogramming, pluripotent stem cells equivalent to embryonic stem cells have been derived from human adult skin tissue.