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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-34460) of Martek
Biosciences Corporation for the registration of 26,200 shares of its Common
Stock, 7,858 Warrants to Purchase Common Stock , and 7,858 shares of Common
Stock Underlying Warrants, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated December 14, 1999, with respect to the financial statements of
Martek Biosciences Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended October 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Vienna, Virginia
June 16, 2000
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