Exhibit 23.1

       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


TO: Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.


         As independent  certified public accountants,  we hereby consent to the
inclusion in the foregoing  Amendment No.8 to Form S-B 2 Registration  Statement
of our report, which includes an explanatory paragraph regarding the substantial
doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern,  dated October
21, 2005,  except for Note J, as to which the date is November 30, 2005 and Note
M as to which date is September 16, 2006, relating to the consolidated financial
statements of Applied DNA Sciences,  Inc. and to the reference to our Firm under
the caption "Experts" appearing in the Prospectus.




                           /s/ RUSSELL BEDFORD STEFANOU MIRCHANDANI LLP
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                               Russell Bedford Stefanou Mirchandani LLP



Mclean, Virginia
November 13, 2006