Biotechnology - Sciene

   Breast cancer is the commonest cancer affecting women worldwide. Different studies have dealt with the etiological factors of that cancer aiming to find a way for early diagnosis and satisfactory therapy. The present study investigated the relationship between genetic
polymorphisms of BRCA1 & BRCA2 genes and evaluation of some etiological risk factors among breast cancer patients in Iraq. This investigation was carried out on 25 patients (all were females) who were confirmatory for breast cancer by histopathological examinations

In an attempt to treat infection of mice skin, and investigate the antimicrobial effect of bacterial system (G-system) using essential oil and methanol extract of Tagetes patula flowers (Qadifah), several experiments were carried out.These extracts were investigated for the presence of some active secondary metabolites and their antimicrobial activity. Tagetes methanol flowers extract contained phenols, flavonoide, alkaloids, saponins, and terpenes.

A total of 57 samples were collected from different environments (soil, water, and sewage samples) from different locations in Baghdad governorate. The total isolates obtained from these samples were 30 isolates, 15 of them were identified as Serratia spp according to cultural and morphological characteristics. Biochemical tests were carried out on these 15 isolates. Results showed that 5 of these isolates were identified as Serratia marcescens.