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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Form S-8 Registration Statement of Gene Logic Inc. (the
"Company"), which pertains to the Company's registration of 1,750,000 shares of
the Company's common stock, of our report dated February 22, 2000, included in
the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, previously filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 0-23317) and to all
references to our firm included in the registration statement.



/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
August 25, 2000