Aims and Scope Asian Journal of Tropical Biotechnology (formerly Bioteknologi, Biotechnological Studies) encourages submission of manuscripts dealing with all aspects of biotechnology, especially from tropical regions, that emphasize issues germane to improve human life, includes cell biochemistry, enzymes and proteins, applied genetics and molecular biotechnology, genomics and proteomics, applied microbiology and cell physiology, environmental biotechnology, improvement of crop productivity, public health and waste management, as as well as product formation and manipulation of biological processes for use in the agricultural, pharmaceutical biotechnology and allied industries.