EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of our report dated February 28, 2002 (March 22, 2002 as to Note 17),
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Lipid Sciences, Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 2001.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Francisco, California
May 15, 2002