The corporate scientists have also figured out that the protomolecule needs biomass. And the head scientist has transhumanist aspirations, with a justification

The 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.