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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1992 Stock Option Plan of Geron
Corporation of our report dated February 11, 2000 with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Geron Corporation included in the Annual
Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 1999 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Palo Alto, California
September 8, 2000
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