EXHIBIT 23.2

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


      We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement (Form S-2 No. 333-84766,
333-73906, 333-37676, 333-63468) and related Prospectus of Protein Polymer
Technologies, Inc. for the registration of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 8, 2001, with
respect to the 2000 and 1999 financial statements of Protein Polymer
Technologies, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-KSB) for the year
ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Diego, California
January 2, 2003