The Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology for the Postgraduate Studies / University of Baghdad has published the second issue of Volume (21) for 2023 of the Iraqi Journal of Biotechnology. This issue is for the Fifth International Conference (Genetic Engineering and Applications of Molecular Biology and Biomedicine), held on 23-24 November last year. The new issue included 78 papers in various medical specialties, life sciences, biotechnologies, molecular genetics, and agricultural sciences, with the participation of many Iraqi and foreign researchers with solid research at this conference. To view the number, click the link: https://jige.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/IJB