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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-03-005251
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030828
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030902

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPLIED DNA SCIENCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000744452
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374]
		IRS NUMBER:				592262718
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		211 WEST WALL
		CITY:			MIDLAND
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			79701
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9156821761

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		211 WEST WALL
		CITY:			MIDLAND
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			79701

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PROHEALTH MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010504

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DCC ACQUISITION CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990211

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DATALINK CAPITAL CORP/TX/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980306

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LEE LAWRENCE
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001208860

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	002-90539
		FILM NUMBER:		03876957

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 88715
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90009
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        <issuerName>APPLIED DNA SCIENCES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>APDN</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>LEE LAWRENCE</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerCity>LOS ANGELES</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90009</rptOwnerZipCode>
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      <footnote id="F1"> On August 29, 2003, the Reporting person acquired 4,920,000 shares of common stock of the Company from RHL Management, Inc. in a private transaction for a purchase price of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), which was paid as follows: (i) Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), via certified check from personal funds at the time of transfer of the Stock; (ii) Fifty Thousand Dollars to be paid within 60 days of the execution of the stock purchase agreement; and (iii) Four Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,900,000) in the form of a promissory note. Due to potential perception problems, RHL Management, Inc. wished to divest itself of its beneficial interest in the Company, and was advised that its previous sale to O'Dwyer Management, Inc. may not have been an effective divestiture.</footnote>
   </footnotes>
   <ownerSignature>
      <signatureName>/s/ Lawrence Lee</signatureName>
      <signatureDate>2003-08-28</signatureDate>
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