Exhibit 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT


     We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this  amendment  No. 2 to
Registration  Statement No. 333-69179 of BioTime, Inc. on From 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
February 11, 1999