EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  Registration   Statement
Nos.33-56766,  33-88968 and 333-30603 of BioTime, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report
dated August 18, 1998 (which  expresses an  unqualified  opinion and includes an
explanatory  paragraph  related  to  the  development  stage  of  the  Company's
operations),  appearing in the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of BioTime,  Inc. for
the year ended June 30, 1998.

We also  consent to the  reference to us under the heading  "Selected  Financial
Data" in such Form 10-K.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP
San Francisco, California
September 23, 1998