EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
BioTime, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated February 16, 2002 (March 27, 2002
as to Note 9 and the fourth paragraph of Note 1), which report 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/A-1 of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2001 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
August 30, 2002