The Department of Biology at the College of Science – University of Mosul discussed, on Tuesday 5 May 2026, the doctoral dissertation entitled: “Isolation of Plastic Degrading Bacterial Strains from Mosul Environment – Iraq” submitted by the PhD student Zahraa Tariq Abdul Hamid from the Microbiology branch, in the presence of the Dean of the College of Science, Professor Dr. Hiyam Adel Ibrahim (respected), the assistant deans for scientific and administrative affairs, the Head of the Department of Biology, and a number of academic staff. The dissertation investigated and characterized (23) Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial isolates capable of degrading plastic, including [Read More]