Exhibit 31.2
 CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) or RULE 15D-14(A) UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
  1.
    
    I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of MELA Sciences, Inc.;2.
    
    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;3.
    
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;4.
    
    The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 a)
    
    designed such disclosure controls and procedures,
or caused such disclosure controls and procedures
to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared;b)
    
    designed such internal control over financial
reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our
supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of the financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;c)
    
    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants
disclosure controls and procedures and presented
in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the period covered
by this report based on such evaluation; andd)
    
    disclosed in this report any change in the
registrants internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrants
most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrants internal control over
financial reporting; and
 5.
    
    The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants Board of
Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 a)
    
    all significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in the design or operations of
internal control over financial reporting which
are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrants ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information; andb)
    
    any fraud whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrants internal
control over financial reporting.
  /s/ Richard I. SteinhartRichard I. SteinhartVice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)