SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                           Amarillo Biosciences, Inc.
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             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)




                 Texas                                75-1974352
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(STATE OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)         (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
                                                 IDENTIFICATION NO.)



  800 West 9th Avenue, Amarillo, Texas                  79101
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)              (ZIP CODE)



 If this Form relates to the               If this Form relates to the
 registration of a class of debt           registration of a class of debt
 securities and is effective upon          securities and is to become effective
 filing pursuant to General                simultaneously with the
 Instruction A(c)(1) please check the      effectiveness of a concurrent
 following box.     |_|                    registration statement under the
                                           Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
                                           General Instruction A(c)(2) please
                                           check the following box.    |_|


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


TITLE OF EACH CLASS                NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH
TO BE SO REGISTERED                EACH CLASS IS TO BE REGISTERED


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SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT:


                     Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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                                (TITLE OF CLASS)


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                                (TITLE OF CLASS)



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Item 1.           DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED


                  This  Registration  Statement relates to the Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share (the  "Common  Stock"),  of Amarillo  Biosciences,  Inc., a
Texas  corporation  (the  "Registrant").  A Registration  Statement on Form SB-2
(Registration No.  333-04413)  relating to an offering of up to 2,300,000 shares
of Common Stock (the "Registration Statement") was filed with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission on May 23, 1996, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended  (the  "Securities  Act").  The  description  of the Common  Stock to be
contained in the final Prospectus to be filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule
424(b)  under  the  Securities  Act  shall  be  deemed  incorporated  herein  by
reference.


ITEM 2.  EXHIBITS

1.   Restated  Articles of  Incorporation  of the  Registrant.  Incorporated  by
     reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement.

2.   By-laws of the Registrant.  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the
     Registration Statement.







                                    SIGNATURE

                  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Date: May 30, 1996            AMARILLO BIOSCIENCES, INC.



                             By:  /s/ Joseph Cummins
                                 Joseph Cummins, Chairman of the Board,
                                 President and Chief Executive Officer