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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Bio-Plexus, Inc.


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-79671) of Bio-Plexus, Inc. of our report dated
March 5, 1999 appearing on page F-2 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1998, and to all references to our firm under the
caption "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration
Statement.


/s/ MAHONEY SABOL & COMPANY, LLP
Mahoney Sabol & Company, LLP
Hartford, Connecticut

August 24, 1999