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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of
Large Scale Biology Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated April 3, 2000,
July 17, 2000, as to Note 15 and August 8, 2000, as to the last paragraph of
Note 1 (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory
paragraph relating to the restatement described in Note 15), appearing in
Registration Statement 333-34198 on Form S-1 of Large Scale Biology Corporation.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Sacramento, California
August 11, 2000
