Five Quick Links for Monday Noonish

How to process unfamiliar information (or fake news) online: "1. Stop. 2. Investigate the source. 3. Find better coverage. 4. Trace claims, quotes and media to the original context." (SIFT) [nytimes.com]

"An oily, 100-nanometer-wide bubble of genes has killed more than two million people and reshaped the world." But are viruses alive? [nytimes.com]

"First vaccine to fully immunize against malaria builds on pandemic-driven RNA tech". [academictimes.com]

The COVID Zoom Boom Is Reshaping Sign Language. "Deaf people are adapting signs to accommodate the limitations of video communication while working from home." [scientificamerican.com]

The FDA has cleared Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in the US. [nytimes.com]

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