Microbial Desalination Cells: Sustainable Water Desalination Application and Wastewater Management.

Background/aims: Microbial desalination cells (MDCs) are bioelectrochemical systems using electroactive bacteria to generate energy simultaneously cleaning wastewater and desalinating water. This sustainable technology addresses pollution issues and water shortage using an environmentally friendly solution that aids in desalination as well as wastewater treatment. This research focuses on the effectiveness of microbial desalination cells (MDCs) in concurrently treating wastewater and removing salt from water.

Synergistic Activity of Indolicidin and Tigecycline Against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Clinical Isolates.

Background/aims: Acinetobacter baumannii is a ubiquitous opportunistic microorganism associated with high morbidity and mortality Particularly among burn patients and immunocompromised individuals. This study aimed to assess the time-dependent antimicrobial effectiveness of indolicidin in combination with tigecycline against multidrug-resistant (MDR) A. baumannii isolates from patients with wound infections.

Expression level of non-coding (MiR-155) gene as biomarker for severity of coronaviruses infection among vaccinated and non-vaccinated Iraqi patients.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 is influenced by genetic and epigenetic factors, including miR-155, which affects immune cell and virus functions and laboratory biomarkers.

Objective: To evaluates miR-155's role as a biomarker for SARS-CoV-2 detection and monitoring, examining its significance in identifying infection in both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals using ROC curve analysis.

Methods: Blood samples were collected from 70 patients who attended Medical City Hospital in Baghdad from June 2022 to April 2023 and were determined to be associated with SARS-CoV-2 (35 patients were hospitalized at the Intensive Care Units due to the severity of their symptoms while the other 35 were left in the hospital upon treatment.

PCR-RFLP Analysis of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 Gene Polymorphisms in Two Commercial Broiler Chicken Strains (Cobb 500 and Hubbard F-15) and Their Associations with Performance Traits.

The present research aimed to study the polymorphisms of the chicken insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) in two commercial broiler breeds (Cobb 500 and Hubbard F-15). In total, 300 avian blood samples were obtained. The genomic DNA was isolated using a fast salt-extraction technique.

Increased Expression of the ABCA1 and ABCA3 Transporter Genes is Associated with Cisplatin Resistance in Breast Cancer Cells.

Objective: Breast cancer (BC) is a highly malignant neoplasm with resistance to therapeutics that are related to genes associated with multidrug resistance. The excessive expression of ATP-binding cassette transporters (ABCs) genes, including ABCA1 and ABCA3, is a primary factor contributing to the increased effluent of cell-toxic drugs and subsequent treatment resistance. Therefore, the current work aimed to explore the role of ABCA1 and ABCA3 in chemoresistance activity against cisplatin in breast cancer cells.

Alpha-Hemoglobin Stabilizing Protein Gene Polymorphism (rs4499252 A/G) and its Association with Beta-Thalassemia Major in Iraqi Patients.

Beta thalassemia (β-thalassemia) major is a genetic disorder of hemoglobin production that results in a diminished rate of synthesis of one or more of the globin chains causing variable degrees of anemia. Alpha-hemoglobin-stabilizing protein (AHSP) is a specific alpha-globin factor that affects the severity of the disease in patients with β-thalassemia. A recent study was conducted to investigate the polymorphism in the (rs4499252) gene and its association with β-thalassemia in Iraq.

Effect of Ultraviolet Light on the Expression of Gene in Local Isolates in Iraq.

The current study was designed to reveal the impact of ultraviolet (UV) light on polysaccharide intercellular adhesion of the gene expression and its relation to biofilm as virulence markers in Staphylococcus aureus. In total, 37 isolates of were gathered from various bacterial infection sources, and 26 isolates were definite to gene using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique. Prior to and after exposure to UV light, RNAs from the isolates were extracted which had strong biofilm formation by crystal violet staining assay, and they were then exposed to quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR).