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It isn't sheer evil in the novels, the corp wants to assess what's happening to people on a large scale if they become infected by the protomolecule. It's a stu
by sveme 5y ago
It isn't sheer evil in the novels, the corp wants to assess what's happening to people on a large scale if they become infected by the protomolecule. It's a study in a contained space.
Not unlikely, I'd say.
- p_l 5y agoNot that much different from unwilling participants in USA biological experiments in 20th century, like giving radioactive injections to pregnant mothers to observe damage to foetus...
- goatlover 5y agoThe corporate scientists have also figured out that the protomolecule needs biomass. And the head scientist has transhumanist aspirations, with a justification that humanity needs to evolve quickly to deal with the god-like aliens that sent it. Not that it's a good justification, but in the first book, it's actually presented as a big temptation, even for some of the good characters.