experimentation with altering the physical composition of soldiers to create something of a supersoldier, and in the attempt to make them "invincible," they made them grow armor plating, but it wasn't properly regulated, so they have bone formations all along their bodies in a sort of scale/armor way
the slime was a similar concept, but a constructed soldier instead of modified one
the idea was to produce smth that could take any shape needed and function like an intelligent being (basically no organs but it still has the functionality of smth with a brain)
the intent was to make soldiers or workers that could do anything they needed to without risking death since yk, no organs, all goo, so like, they can't be hit in a vital spot