{"id":9818,"date":"2026-02-09T13:44:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T08:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/?p=9818"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T08:29:33","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%aa%9emirror-life-when-chirality-flips-does-biology-unravel%f0%9f%a7%ac%f0%9f%8c%8d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%aa%9emirror-life-when-chirality-flips-does-biology-unravel%f0%9f%a7%ac%f0%9f%8c%8d\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8\ud83e\ude9eMirror Life: When Chirality Flips, Does Biology Unravel?\ud83e\uddec\ud83c\udf0d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The Mirror We Build Defines the World We Keep<\/mark>; <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Decoding the Science, the Risks, and the Responsibility<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-63a032df225f84ddb4f969fe1cc75cc8\"><strong>Synopsis<\/strong>: Mirror Life: When Chemistry Meets Philosophy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, <em>Scientific American<\/em> published two striking pieces that push chemistry into almost philosophical territory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/lifes-evil-twins-mirror-cells-could-doom-earth-if-scientists-dont-stop-them\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/lifes-evil-twins-mirror-cells-could-doom-earth-if-scientists-dont-stop-them\/\">Vaughn S. Cooper, <em>\u201cDeadly \u2018Reverse\u2019 Cells Can Destroy Us Unless Scientists Stop Them\u201d<\/em> (Jan 20, 2026)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/creating-mirror-life-could-be-disastrous-scientists-warn\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/creating-mirror-life-could-be-disastrous-scientists-warn\/\">Simon Makin, <em>\u201cCreating \u2018Mirror Life\u2019 Could Be Disastrous, Scientists Warn\u201d<\/em> (Dec 14, 2024)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Both ask a radical question: what if we rebuilt life itself using mirror\u2011image molecules?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For decades, chirality\u2014the \u201chandedness\u201d of molecules\u2014has been the quiet backbone of medicinal chemistry. We\u2019ve argued over single enantiomers versus racemates, perfected stereoselective synthesis, and built regulatory frameworks to keep drugs safe. In that world, chirality is a design choice: tweak it for better absorption, cleaner targeting, fewer side effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But mirror life takes chirality out of the lab notebook and into the biosphere. It\u2019s not about optimizing a drug anymore\u2014it\u2019s about flipping the molecular architecture that underpins all biology. Imagine proteins, DNA, and enzymes built as mirror images of the ones we know. Would they thrive alongside us, or threaten the systems our immune defenses evolved to protect?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Scientific American<\/em> articles treat this not as science fiction, but as a real horizon. They map out the progress already made, the tantalizing benefits, and the ecological and medical risks. Most importantly, they raise a governance alarm: science may be racing ahead faster than our ability to set boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And here\u2019s why this matters for all of us: in a world of short attention spans and dense technical papers, even seasoned chemists and biologists may not have time to unpack every nuance. This blog aims to translate those complex discussions into a clear, structured story\u2014one that preserves the science but makes the implications accessible. Because when chirality shifts from drug design to biosphere design, the conversation isn\u2019t just technical anymore. It\u2019s existential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-58a0ff018ad6b8ae85a74d3b80242c17\"><strong>Chirality: Life\u2019s Hidden Rulebook<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think about your hands. They look the same, but try to place one on top of the other\u2014they don\u2019t quite match. That simple idea of \u201chandedness\u201d is chirality, and it runs deep into the molecular fabric of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RS-2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9852\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4992684438933663;width:745px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RS-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RS-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RS-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RS-2.png 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">This image illustrates the&nbsp;<strong>R and S enantiomers<\/strong>&nbsp;of a chiral molecule<\/mark><\/mark><br><em>They are chemically identical in composition but distinct in three-dimensional orientation.<br>Biology recognizes that difference immediately.<br>The question is \u2014 do our digital models?<\/em> \ud83e\uddec\ud83d\udcd0\ud83e\udd16<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the chemical level, two molecules can be identical in composition yet differ in their three\u2011dimensional orientation. Biology notices that difference instantly. The question is\u2014do our digital models notice it too? \ud83e\uddec\ud83d\udcd0\ud83e\udd16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life on Earth plays by a striking rule: molecules are overwhelmingly one\u2011handed. Proteins are stitched together from left\u2011handed amino acids. DNA and RNA spiral with right\u2011handed sugars. This isn\u2019t a decorative quirk\u2014it\u2019s the foundation of how biology works. Enzymes fit their substrates like keys in locks. Receptors recognize signals through precise stereochemical matches. Antibodies detect pathogens by shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, life is a dance of chiral fits. Flip a molecule into its mirror image, and suddenly the choreography breaks. What looks chemically similar may fail to bind, signal, or protect. That\u2019s why chirality isn\u2019t optional\u2014it\u2019s indispensable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1003\" src=\"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mirror-Opposites-2026-2-1024x1003.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9853\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0209395791820055;width:779px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mirror-Opposites-2026-2-1024x1003.png 1024w, https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mirror-Opposites-2026-2-300x294.png 300w, https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mirror-Opposites-2026-2-768x752.png 768w, https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mirror-Opposites-2026-2.png 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/lifes-evil-twins-mirror-cells-could-doom-earth-if-scientists-dont-stop-them\/\">https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/lifes-evil-twins-mirror-cells-could-doom-earth-if-scientists-dont-stop-them\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet synthetic biology is steadily rewriting the rules. The same tools that let us edit genomes and build complex biomolecules now open the door to something startling: mirror versions of life\u2019s molecules, constructed deliberately. What once sounded like a thought experiment is edging closer to a technical frontier. And if that frontier extends to whole organisms, the implications stretch far beyond medicine\u2014to the very stability of Earth\u2019s biosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f75fdd7bb7ddc1bdce378d1d4d1a57b4\"><strong>What Is \u201cMirror Life\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine organisms built from molecules that are flipped like reflections in a mirror. Instead of the left\u2011handed amino acids that make up our proteins, they would use right\u2011handed ones. Instead of right\u2011handed DNA, their genetic material would twist in the opposite direction. Every part of the cell\u2014enzymes, ribosomes, membranes\u2014would be reversed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t just speculation. Scientists have already created mirror versions of individual biomolecules, including DNA fragments and proteins. As <em>Scientific American<\/em> reported in December 2024, building a complete mirror bacterium would still require major breakthroughs\u2014but the roadmap exists. The question is no longer <em>can<\/em> we make mirror molecules, but <em>should<\/em> we ever assemble them into living organisms?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-93ec638fe11a585e1d4b9b1498491ec9\"><strong>Why Build Mirror Biology at All?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea didn\u2019t come from recklessness. It grew out of practical hopes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Drug stability:<\/strong> Many medicines are quickly broken down by enzymes. Mirror\u2011image drugs might resist this breakdown, lasting longer in the body.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Immune evasion (for good):<\/strong> Mirror peptides could slip past immune recognition, reducing unwanted side effects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Industrial resilience:<\/strong> Biotech factories often rely on bacteria to produce pharmaceuticals, but these bacteria are vulnerable to viral infections. Mirror bacteria might be immune to natural viruses, making production more secure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These possibilities explain why mirror biology was first greeted with optimism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-48693fc97e51b4bcdff042faa0d72e65\"><strong>The Central Concern: Immune Evasion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The alarm bells ring when mirror life moves beyond controlled labs. What if a mirror bacterium escaped into the world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our immune system is tuned to recognize the molecular \u201chandedness\u201d of pathogens. Macrophages and neutrophils engulf bacteria using enzymes shaped for natural biomolecules. Flip those molecules, and recognition may fail. As <em>Scientific American<\/em> warned in January 2026, mirror pathogens could evade both innate and adaptive immunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adaptive defenses might falter too. T cells rely on antigen presentation\u2014breaking microbial proteins into fragments the immune system can recognize. Mirror proteins might not be processed at all, leaving the body blind to the invader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The danger isn\u2019t that mirror pathogens would be unstoppable, but that they could slip past multiple layers of defense at once. That possibility is enough to turn mirror life from a scientific curiosity into a global biosecurity debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-57328855642bff5d84a921abf4dd3d37\"><strong>Ecological Implications: Beyond Human Health<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The risks of mirror life don\u2019t stop at infections in humans. Ecosystems themselves could be shaken. Microbial communities are held in balance by predators, competitors, and viruses. Bacteriophages, for example, infect bacteria by recognizing surface molecules with exquisite precision. Amoebae and other microbial hunters consume bacteria through molecular cues honed by evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now imagine mirror bacteria\u2014cells built from reversed molecules. Those predators and viruses might simply fail to recognize them. As <em>Scientific American<\/em> warned in January 2026, such organisms could spread unchecked, slipping past the natural controls that keep ecosystems stable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take photosynthetic microbes like cyanobacteria. If mirror versions could capture sunlight and carbon dioxide while resisting viral attack, they might multiply without limit. Marine food webs depend on microbial balance. A disruption at the base could ripple upward, affecting fisheries and even larger ocean species. These scenarios remain hypothetical, but they highlight how mirror life could reshape not just medicine, but the planet\u2019s ecology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-51a6eb0788a0aebff1f215338f821787\"><strong>How Close Are We?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s important to stay grounded. No complete mirror bacterium exists today. Building one would mean synthesizing long mirror DNA strands, assembling mirror ribosomes, and constructing a fully functional cell from reversed components. As noted in January 2026, this would demand resources on the scale of a scientific megaproject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, mirror life is not imminent. The debate is anticipatory\u2014scientists are trying to weigh risks before the technology matures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-31e511cb2a7c4178de72dd3d6f391dc6\"><strong>The Debate Within Science<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, opinions diverge. Some researchers argue mirror bacteria might struggle to survive outside controlled labs, facing competitive disadvantages. Others warn against premature restrictions, likening them to banning transistors out of fear of cybercrime\u2014a comparison made by Andrew Ellington in December 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the authors of the warning articles take a precautionary stance. They argue that given the possibility of irreversible ecological or health consequences, international dialogue and governance frameworks are essential. Some even suggest a moratorium on constructing full mirror organisms until safety assessments are more complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal isn\u2019t to halt science\u2014it\u2019s to ensure its trajectory aligns with global safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6a58ace1b2315ebdec12f31894ba9425\"><strong>Chirality as a Biospheric Principle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes the mirror\u2011life debate so profound is that it reframes chirality not just as a chemical curiosity, but as a planetary rulebook. Life\u2019s uniform handedness is what allows immune systems to recognize invaders, ecosystems to stay balanced, and evolution to build on itself without collapsing. Introduce a parallel biochemistry with the opposite orientation, and suddenly you have a system that doesn\u2019t play by those rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For centuries, scientists puzzled over why life chose one orientation over the other. Now, for the first time, we face the possibility of deliberately constructing the alternative. That marks a shift\u2014from explaining asymmetry to engineering it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-46c787a167dc33e440717a4d577a2886\"><strong>Conclusion: Looking into the Molecular Mirror<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conversation around mirror life isn\u2019t fueled by hype. It\u2019s fueled by foresight. As <em>Scientific American<\/em> noted in January 2026, history is full of technologies whose risks were recognized only after harm had already occurred. Mirror life is unusual in that scientists are debating the dangers before irreversible consequences unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether mirror organisms ever come to life will hinge not just on scientific breakthroughs, but on collective wisdom. The research is moving forward, but the rules to guide it are still being written. What\u2019s striking is how chirality\u2014once tucked away in stereochemistry diagrams\u2014has stepped into the spotlight as part of a global conversation about responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mirror life challenges us to pause at the edge of possibility<strong>.<\/strong> When science gives us the power to flip the molecular foundations of biology, the question is no longer about capability\u2014it\u2019s about responsibility. How we choose to act will determine not just the trajectory of synthetic biology, but the resilience of the biosphere we all depend on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-cb76087fc17dcb45d1a8bdd35e50557c\"><strong>Further reading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-chiralpedia wp-block-embed-chiralpedia\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dHGzoFFvic\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/chiral-drugs-a-twisted-tale-in-pharmaceuticals\/\">Chiral Drugs: A twisted tale in pharmaceuticals<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Chiral Drugs: A twisted tale in pharmaceuticals&#8221; &#8212; Chiralpedia\" src=\"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/chiral-drugs-a-twisted-tale-in-pharmaceuticals\/embed\/#?secret=LwdolY0238#?secret=dHGzoFFvic\" data-secret=\"dHGzoFFvic\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-chiralpedia wp-block-embed-chiralpedia\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RTTIqNis90\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/chiral-drug-engineering-designing-safer-smarter-and-more-selective-medicines\/\">Chiral Drug Engineering: Building Safer, Smarter, and More Selective Medicines<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Chiral Drug Engineering: Building Safer, Smarter, and More Selective Medicines&#8221; &#8212; Chiralpedia\" src=\"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/chiral-drug-engineering-designing-safer-smarter-and-more-selective-medicines\/embed\/#?secret=YRCX4iU6zo#?secret=RTTIqNis90\" data-secret=\"RTTIqNis90\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mirror We Build Defines the World We Keep; Decoding the Science, the Risks, and the Responsibility Synopsis: Mirror Life: When Chemistry Meets Philosophy Recently, Scientific American published two striking pieces that push chemistry into almost philosophical territory: Both ask a radical question: what if we rebuilt life itself using mirror\u2011image molecules? For decades, chirality\u2014the \u201chandedness\u201d of molecules\u2014has been the quiet backbone of medicinal chemistry. We\u2019ve argued over single enantiomers versus racemates, perfected stereoselective synthesis, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%aa%9emirror-life-when-chirality-flips-does-biology-unravel%f0%9f%a7%ac%f0%9f%8c%8d\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83e\ude9eMirror Life: When Chirality Flips, Does Biology Unravel?\ud83e\uddec\ud83c\udf0d<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"","site-content-layout":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[145,144,22,67,143,146],"ppma_author":[93],"class_list":["post-9818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chiral-science","tag-bioethics","tag-biosecurity","tag-chirality","tag-chiralpedia","tag-mirror-life","tag-molecular_biology"],"authors":[{"term_id":93,"user_id":1,"is_guest":0,"slug":"chiralusrblg","display_name":"Valliappan Kannappan","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/vk.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/vk.jpg"},"first_name":"","last_name":"","user_url":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/","job_title":"Founder, chiralpedia.com","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9818"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9868,"href":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9818\/revisions\/9868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9818"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiralpedia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=9818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}