So he didn't do this to produce a viable embryo, but rather to harvest stem cells... and this is cloning, how? In fact, according to my biology/genetics major

So he didn't do this to produce a viable embryo, but rather to harvest stem cells... and this is cloning, how? In fact, according to my biology/genetics major girlfriend, this procedure isn't even necessary anymore. There's a process now for turning his epidermal cells directly into stem cells.