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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
incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement on Form SB-2, 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,  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
                  --------------------------------------------
                      Russell Bedford Stefanou Mirchandani LLP



Mclean, Virginia
January 17, 2006








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