Exhibit 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statements Nos.
33-56766,  33-88968  and  333-30603  of BioTime,  Inc. on Form S-8 of our report
dated February 16, 2002 (March 27, 2002 as to Note 9 and the fourth paragraph of
Note 1), (which  expresses an  unqualified  opinion and includes an  explanatory
paragraph  related  to  the  development  stage  of the  Company's  operations),
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of BioTime,  Inc. for the year ended
December 31, 2001.



March 27, 2002
San Francisco, California