Exhibit 23.2


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


     We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report  dated  August 16,  1996,  appearing in and
incorporated  by  reference  in  the  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  of  Techne
Corporation for the year ended June 30, 1996.


                                        
                                        DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

                                        /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 15, 1996