Exhibit 23.1



                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


     We  consent  to  the  incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
Registration  Statement No. 333-69179 of BioTime, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report
dated  August  18,  1998 (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory  paragraph  related  to  the  development  stage  of  the  Company's
operations),  appearing  in  Annual Report on Form 10-K of BioTime, Inc. for the
year  ended June 30, 1998 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


San Francisco, California
January 27, 1999