EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the 2006 Equity  Incentive Plan 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
October 18, 2006