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EXHIBIT 23.5
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Invitrogen Corporation of our report dated February
28, 2000 relating to the financial statements and financial statement
schedule which appears in Dexter Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
August 11, 2000
