PHYSCI 124

Molecular Biology of Aging

Physiological Science · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Discoveries of new science of aging biology, with examination of aging as plastic trait modulated by genes and physiological processes. Discussion of how these findings integrate with both nutritional modulation of lifespan and complex and profound relationship between underlying aging process and diseases of aging. Topics include dietary restriction, mitochondria, insulin/IGF signaling, and link between tumor suppression and organismal aging.

Letter grading.

When it runs

Spring 2026
Spring 2027

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.

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Requisites

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Requisites: Chemistry 153A, Life Sciences 7A, 7B, 7C, 7L.

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PHYSCI 124

CHEM 153ABiochemistry: Introduction to Structure, Enzymes, and Metabolism
- CHEM 14DOrganic Reactions and Pharmaceuticals
  - CHEM 14CStructure of Organic Molecules1 more beneath
- CHEM 30BOrganic Chemistry II: Reactivity, Synthesis, and Spectroscopy
  - CHEM 30AOrganic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity1 more beneath

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