EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statement (Form
S-8)  pertaining  to the Amended and Restated  1999 Stock Option Plan,  the 2001
Milestone Stock Option Plan, and the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement of our
report  dated  March  28,  2006,  with  respect  to the  consolidated  financial
statements of Alpha Innotech  Corp.  included in its Annual Report (Form 10-KSB)
for the year ended  December 31, 2005,  filed with the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission.


/s/ Rowbotham & Company LLP

San Francisco, California
April 6, 2006