“The golden spiral shows up in the smallest of entities, such as DNA molecules, and in the most massive of entities, such as the Milky Way galaxy. Think, for example, of a nautilus shell or a fiddlehead. We see this golden spiral formation of leaves growing on branches, in the formation of rose petals, sunflower heads, snail shells, and on and on. The golden spiral can be seen in the Greek Parthenon, and the Fibonacci series can be heard in the first movement of Beethoven’s fifth symphony.”

An alkaline environment uncoils DNA to tear down and renovate tissue.