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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting
part of the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-52081 and No.
333-72037) and the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-15947, No.
333-62039 and No. 333-92169) of our report dated February 18, 2000, with respect
to the financial statements of Aradigm Corporation included in the Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, as amended.

                                                           /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Palo Alto, California
March 27, 2000