Going by the logic in this article, there's no reason at all to study a virus or bacterium if said pathogen is *not* a bioweapon agent.
I guess that means we can cut all that AIDS research funding and direct it towards more useful pursuits.
" ... none of the germs to be studied is related to bioweaponry."
Ignorant reporter. Every bacterium and virus mentioned in this article is classed as a Category A (plague), B (Ebola), or C (hantavirus) biological agent.