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 Quarterly report of Applied DNA Sciences,  Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-QSB for the period ending  December 31, 2004 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Rob
Hutchison,  Chief  Executive  Officer of the  Company,  certify,  pursuant to 18
U.S.C. section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

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

          (2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly presents,  in (2)
               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:  February 15, 2005                    By: /s/ ROB HUTCHISON
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                                                Rob Hutchison
                                                Chief Financial Officer