Exhibit 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the annual report of Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-KSB for the period ending September 30, 2004 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Rob
Hutchison, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (3)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (4)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of
          the Company.

     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. and will be retained by Applied DNA
Sciences, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.

Date:  January 14, 2004                         By: /s/ ROB HUTCHISON
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                                                Rob Hutchison
                                                Chief Financial Officer