EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our
report dated November 15, 2000, relating to the financial statements of Incara
Pharmaceuticals Corporation, which appear in such Registration Statement.  We
also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected
Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Raleigh, North Carolina
June 28, 2001