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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 31, 1996 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000316253 ENZO BIOCHEM, INC 1,000 6-MOS JUL-31-1996 AUG-01-1995 JAN-31-1996 16,369 0 22,338 (4,788) 2,408 37,262 18,838 (5,203) 74,362 4,816 0 0 0 215 63,616 74,362 16,564 16,564 7,058 8,139 6,785 1,354 (764) 2,131 670 1,461 0 0 0 1,461 .07 .07