Organ cloning, also known as therapeutic cloning, can potentially be
a massive benefit to medicine. According to Louise Gaille, more than
100,000 people in the United States and countless others worldwide
are waiting on an organ transplant right now. Organ cloning can
eliminate the long wait times for organ transplants. Therapeutic
cloning provides an exact match to the individual who has a tissue or
organ need (Gaille, 2018). However, this process runs the chance of
cell mutation. Mutations can occur spontaneously, even when using
somatic cells for genetic transfer (Gaille, 2018). These mutations
have caused embryos not to divide as expected and created the
threat of tumors (Gaille, 2018).
