UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                (Amendment No. )

                           APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC.

                                (Name of Issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.50

                                  COMMON STOCK
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

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                                   03815U 10 2
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 4, 2004
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

     |_|      Rule  13d-1(b)
     |X|      Rule  13d-1(c)
     |_|      Rule  13d-1(d)

     *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).


CUSIP  No.                 03815U 10 2

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1)     Names of Reporting Persons.
       I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only)

                    CHAIM Z. STERN

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2)     Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group                 (a) |_|
       (See Instructions)                                               (b) |_|

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3)     SEC Use Only

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4)     Citizenship  or  Place  of  Organization

                 USA Citizen
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     Number  of  Shares     5)     Sole  Voting Power   2,650,000 Shares
     Beneficially           ---------------------------------------------------
     Owned  by  Each        6)     Shared  Voting  Power
     Reporting              ---------------------------------------------------
     Person  With           7)     Sole  Dispositive  Power    2,650,000 Shares
                            ---------------------------------------------------
                            8)     Shared  Dispositive  Power

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9)     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                   2,650,000
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10)    Check  if  the  Aggregate  Amount  in  Row  (9)  Excludes
       Certain  Shares  (See  Instructions)                                 |_|

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11)    Percent  of  Class  Represented  by  Amount  in  Item  9

                                       9.954%
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12)    Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

                           IN
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ITEM  1.

(A) NAME OF ISSUER

        Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.

(B) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE

      9229 West Sunset Boulevard, Suite 830 Los Angeles, CA 90069

ITEM  2.

(A) NAME OF PERSONS FILING

      Chaim Z. Stern

(B) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR IF NONE, RESIDENCE

      1880 East 26th St., Brooklyn, NY 11229

(C) CITIZENSHIP

      USA

(D) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES

      Common Stock Par Value $0.50

(E) CUSIP NUMBER 03815U 10 2

ITEM  3.

      If this statement is filed pursuant to rule 240.13d- 1(b), or 240.13d-2(b)
or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

     (a)  ___ Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C.
          78o).

     (b)  ___ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

     (c)  ___ Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15
          U.S.C. 78c).

     (d)  ___ Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment
          Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

     (e)  ___ An investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

     (f)  ___ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
          240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

     (g)  ___ A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
          240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)

     (h)  ___ A savings association as defined in section 3(b) of the Federal
          Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).

     (i)  ___ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
          investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company
          Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).


     (j)  ___ Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

ITEM  4.     OWNERSHIP.

     Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

     (a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,650,000


     (b) Percent of class: 9.954%

     (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

     (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,650,000

     (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

     (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,650,000

     (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

ITEM  5.     OWNERSHIP  OF  FIVE  PERCENT  OR  LESS  OF  A  CLASS

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof
the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the following |_|.

ITEM  6.  OWNERSHIP  OF  MORE  THAN  FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON

ITEM  7.  IDENTIFICATION  AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
          THE  SECURITY  BEING  REPORTED  ON  BY  THE  PARENT  HOLDING  COMPANY

ITEM  8.  IDENTIFICATION  AND  CLASSIFICATION  OF  MEMBERS  OF  THE  GROUP

ITEM  9.  NOTICE  OF  DISSOLUTION  OF  GROUP


ITEM  10.     CERTIFICATION.

By signing below we certify that, to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose
of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

Dated: December 23, 2004

                                   By:  /s/ Chaim Z. Stern
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                                        Name: Chaim Z. Stern
                                        Title: