Julie Legault and Dr. Justin Pahara are the Canadian co-authors of "Zero to Genetic Engineering Hero," a hands-on guide to biotech experiments for the classroom, home and makerspace. Justin, a Cree scientist-entrepreneur with a PhD in biotechnology from University of Cambridge, lives on a farm in southern Alberta. Julie is a graphic designer from Montreal and an entrepreneur with a degree from MIT Media Lab. Together they started AminoLabs and wrote this book on experimenting safely and ethically with genetic engineering. Photos and URLs available at https://makezine.com/2021/12/16/leveraging-biology-to-make-things/.