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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-22-000207
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220113
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220113

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPLIED DNA SCIENCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000744452
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS SERVICES [7380]
		IRS NUMBER:				592262718
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-78682
		FILM NUMBER:		22528165

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE
		CITY:			STONY BROOK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11790
		BUSINESS PHONE:		631-240-8800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE
		CITY:			STONY BROOK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11790

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PROHEALTH MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010504

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DCC ACQUISITION CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990211

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DATALINK CAPITAL CORP/TX/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980306

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Empery Asset Management, LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001469336
		IRS NUMBER:				262107121
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, SUITE 1205
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10020
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-608-3300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, SUITE 1205
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10020
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid">Applied DNA Sciences,
    Inc.</P></TD></TR>
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    value $0.001</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid">December 31, 2021</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed:</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">______________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">*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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The information required in the remainder of
this cover page shall not be deemed to be &quot;filed&quot; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&quot;Act&quot;)
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).</P>


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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">Empery Asset Management, LP</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">(a) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(b) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">SEC USE ONLY</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">Delaware</P></TD></TR>
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SHARES<BR>
BENEFICIALLY<BR>
OWNED BY<BR>
EACH<BR>
REPORTING<BR>
PERSON WITH</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">0</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">0</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">0</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0.00% (See Item 4)</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">PN</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">Ryan M. Lane</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">(a) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(b) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">SEC USE ONLY</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">United States</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">NUMBER OF<BR>
SHARES<BR>
BENEFICIALLY<BR>
OWNED BY<BR>
EACH<BR>
REPORTING<BR>
PERSON WITH</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>6</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">0</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>8</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">0</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">0</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0.00% (See Item 4)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">IN</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 11%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 65%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">Martin D. Hoe</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">(a) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(b) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">SEC USE ONLY</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">United States</P></TD></TR>
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SHARES<BR>
BENEFICIALLY<BR>
OWNED BY<BR>
EACH<BR>
REPORTING<BR>
PERSON WITH</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">0</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">0</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in">0</P>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0.00% (See Item 4)</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">IN</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">The name of the issuer is Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (the &quot;<U>Company</U>&quot;).</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">The Company's principal executive offices are located at 50 Health Sciences Drive, Stony Brook, New York 11790.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">This statement is filed by the entities and persons listed below, who are collectively referred to herein as &quot;<U>Reporting Persons</U>,&quot; with respect to the Common Stock (as defined in Item 2(d) below) of the Company:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt"><U>Investment Manager</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">(i)&#9;Empery Asset Management, LP (the &quot;<U>Investment Manager</U>&quot;), with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by funds to which the Investment Manager serves as investment manager (the &quot;<U>Empery Funds</U>&quot;).</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt"><U>Reporting Individuals</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">(ii)&#9;Mr. Ryan M. Lane (&quot;<U>Mr. Lane</U>&quot;), with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by the Empery Funds.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">(iii)&#9;Mr. Martin D. Hoe (&quot;<U>Mr. Hoe</U>&quot;), with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by the Empery Funds.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">The Investment Manager serves as the investment manager to each of the Empery Funds. Each of Mr. Lane and Mr. Hoe (the &quot;<U>Reporting Individuals</U>&quot;) is a Managing Member of Empery AM GP, LLC (the &quot;<U>General Partner</U>&quot;), the general partner of the Investment Manager.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is:</TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">1 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1205</P>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">Citizenship is set forth in Row 4 of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">Common Stock, par value $0.001 (the &quot;<U>Common Stock</U>&quot;)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with Rule 13d&#45;1(b)(1)(ii)(F),</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">The information as of the date of the event which requires filing of this statement required by Items 4(a) &#8211; (c) is set forth in Rows 5 &#8211; 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.&nbsp;&nbsp;The percentage set forth in Row 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person is based on 7,486,120 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of December 2, 2021, as represented in the Company&#8217;s Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2021.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">The Investment Manager, which serves as the investment manager to the Empery Funds, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all shares of Common Stock held by the Empery Funds.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the Reporting Individuals, as Managing Members of the General Partner of the Investment Manager with the power to exercise investment discretion, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all shares of Common Stock held by the Empery Funds.&nbsp;&nbsp;The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock owned by another Reporting Person.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the Empery Funds and the Reporting Individuals hereby disclaims any beneficial ownership of any such shares of Common Stock.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">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: [X]</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of its 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.</TD></TR>
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our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">DATED: January 13, 2022</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">EMPERY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">By: EMPERY AM GP, LLC, its General Partner</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">By:</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Ryan M. Lane</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;Managing Member</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Ryan M. Lane</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Ryan M. Lane</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Martin D. Hoe</TD></TR>
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