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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23





                         Independent Auditors' Consent


The Board of Directors
Oncogene Science, Inc.:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements on
Forms S-8 (No. 33-60182, No. 2-03148 and No. 33-64713) of Oncogene Science,
Inc. of our reports dated December 1, 1995, relating to the consolidated
balance sheets of Oncogene Science, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 30,
1995 and 1994, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended September 30, 1995, which reports appear in the September 30, 1995
annual report on Form 10-K of Oncogene Science, Inc.




                                                           KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Jericho, New York
December 12, 1995