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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.01


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No.'s 333-30083, 333-5769, 33-85914, 33-81894, 333-4806 and 33-52250)
pertaining to the 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the 1995 Stock Option Plan,
the 1994 Annual and Long-Term Incentive Based Compensation Program, the 1985
Employee Stock Option Plan and the 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the 1992
Restricted Stock Award Plan, and the 1987 Directors Stock Option Plan of
Genelabs Technologies, Inc. of our report dated February 10, 2000, with respect
to the consolidated financial statements of Genelabs Technologies, Inc. included
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 1999.

                                         /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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                                         Ernst & Young LLP

Palo Alto, California
June 21, 2000