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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


        We hereby consent to the use in this Prospectus and Registration
Statement on Form S-1 of our report, dated January 15, 1999, except as to Note
10, as to which the date is February 5, 1999, relating to the financial
statements of Large Scale Proteomics (formerly Large Scale Biology Corporation),
which appear in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


McLean, Virginia
August 3, 2000