EXHIBIT 99.1

                                  CERTIFICATION
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
        (SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18,
                               UNITED STATES CODE)


     Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), the
undersigned officer of Xtrana, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
does hereby certify with respect to the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form
10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "10-QSB Report") that:

     (1)  the 10-QSB Report fully complies with the requirements of section
          13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  the information contained in the 10-QSB Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.




Dated:   August 9, 2002                          /s/ Timothy J. Dahltorp
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                                                     Timothy J. Dahltorp
                                                     Chief Executive Officer and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer