EXHIBIT 23.2

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and the related Prospectus of Hyseq, Inc. for
the registration of 6,948,454 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 2, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and
cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1999, included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                             /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Palo Alto, California
June 12, 2002