CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,681,878	$ 6,554,948
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $39,821 and $29,821 at June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively	2,858,966	2,804,039
Inventories	1,172,320	1,369,933
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	554,639	568,881
Total current assets	9,267,803	11,297,801
Property and equipment, net	2,557,475	3,023,915
Other assets:
Deposits	94,982	95,040
Total assets	11,920,260	14,416,756
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	3,527,131	2,991,343
Deferred revenue	757,264	281,000
Total current liabilities	4,284,395	3,272,343
Long term accrued liabilities	31,467	31,467
Common Warrant liability	809,700
Total liabilities	5,125,562	3,303,810
Commitments and contingencies (Note G)
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; -0- shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 200,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, 8,982,520 and 7,486,120 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively	8,984	7,488
Additional paid in capital	298,624,138	295,228,272
Accumulated deficit	(291,836,869)	(284,122,092)
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. stockholders' equity:	6,796,253	11,113,668
Noncontrolling interest	(1,555)	(722)
Total equity	6,794,698	11,112,946
Total liabilities and equity	11,920,260	14,416,756
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; -0- shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively	0	0
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; -0- shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively	$ 0	$ 0

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