POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
	constitutes and appoints either Irene Chow OR Frederick Driscoll
	signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-
	fact to:

	(1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
	undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of
	Genelabs Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5
	in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
	of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

	(2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
	the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
	and execute of any such Form 3, 4 and 5 and timely file of such
	forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
	and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

	(3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in
	connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of
	such attorneys-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
	best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
	it being understood that the documents executed by such
	attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant
	to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
	contain such terms and conditions as such attorneys-in-fact
	may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact,
	full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and
	thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in
	the exercise of any of the rights and power herein granted, as
	fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
	could do if personally present, with full power of substitution
	or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
	attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
	substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
	this power of attorney and the rights and power herein granted.
	The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
	in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are
	not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
	responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
	Act of 1934.

	This power of attorney shall remain in full force and effect
	until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3,
	4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
	transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier
	revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
	foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
	Attorney to be executed as of this 1ST day of November, 2007.


	Frederick Driscoll
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	Frederick Driscoll
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