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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 29, 2007 relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in Metabolix, Inc's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. We also consent to the reference to us under the headings "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 18, 2008
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM