In the form of an open letter published in the DIY-biologist and fablab-focused Makery, bioartist and Adam Zaretsky provides an artistic critique of not only the rationale driving the editing and implantation of human embryos, but also the rationale driving bioethics and the proposition of research moratoria. Eschewing the common tendency to ascribe the provenance of Lulu and Nana as the whims of an ambitious rogue scientist, Zaretsky conceives of their parentage well beyond strict genetic heritage.