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CONSENT OF INDEPENDANT ACCOUNTANTS
EXHIBIT 23.1
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The Board of Directors
Applied Imaging Corp.:
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report, dated January 28, 2000, relating to the
consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule of Applied
Imaging Corp., which appears in Applied Imaging Corp.'s annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
November 1, 2000
