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                                                                     EXHIBIT 3.1

                      RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                            ORCHID BIOSCIENCES, INC.

 Orchid BioSciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereby certifies as follows:

     1.   The present name of the corporation (hereinafter called the
"Corporation') is Orchid BioSciences, Inc. The date of the tiling of its
original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware was March 8, 1995. The original name of the Corporation is Sarnoff
Sub Eight, Inc.

     2.   The certificate of incorporation is hereby amended by deleting
Articles FIRST, through NINTH in their entirety and replacing in lieu thereof
the Restated Certificate of Incorporation hereinafter provided.

     3.   The provisions of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation
as heretofore amended and/or supplemented, and as herein amended, are hereby
restated and integrated into the single instrument which is hereinafter set
forth, and which is entitled Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Orchid
BioSciences, Inc. without any further amendments other than the amendments
herein certified and without any discrepancy between the provisions of the
certificate of incorporation as heretofore amended and supplemented and the
provisions of the said single instrument hereinafter set forth.

     4.   The amendments and the restatement of the certificate or incorporation
herein certified have been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

     5.   The effective time of the restated certificate of incorporation and of
the amendments heroin certified shall be upon filing with the Secretary of
State.

     The certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and
restated hereunder shall at the effective time of this Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, read as follows:

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                      RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                            ORCHID BIOSCIENCES, INC.

     The text of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as follows:

     FIRST:   The name of the corporation is Orchid BioSciences, Inc. (the
"Corporation").

     SECOND:  The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the
State of Delaware is 1013 Centre Road, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle;
and the name of the registered agent of the Corporation in the State of Delaware
is The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc.

     THIRD:   The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity or carry on any business for which corporations may be organized under
the Delaware General Corporation Law or any successor statue.

     FOURTH:

      A.  Designation and Number of Shares.

     The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation
shall have the authority to issue is 55,000,000 shares, consisting of 50,000000
shares of common stock, $.00l par value per share (the "Common Stock") and
5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Preferred
Stock").

     A statement of the designations of the different classes of stock of the
Corporation and of the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof; and of the authority conferred upon the
Board of Directors to fix by resolution or resolutions any of the foregoing in
connection with the creation of one or more series of Preferred Stock and the
limitation of variations between or among such series, is set forth below in
this Article FOURTH.

     B.   Common Stock.

     The relative powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and
restrictions of the shares of the Common Stock are as follows:

          1.   Dividends. Subject to the preferential rights, if any, of
the Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to
receive, when and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of the assets of
the Corporation which are by law available therefor, dividends payable either in
cash, in property, or in shares of Common Stock.

          2.   Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment
or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation
and the amounts to which the holders of any Preferred Stock shall be entitled,
the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to share ratably in the remaining
assets of the Corporation.

          3.   Voting. The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote
for each share held. There shall be no cumulative voting.

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     C.   Preferred Stock.

          1.   Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series at
such time or times and for such consideration as the Board of Directors may
determine.

          2.   Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors
to fix from time to time, by resolution or resolutions providing for the
establishment and/or issuance of any series of Preferred Stock, the designation
of such series and the powers, preferences and rights of the shares of such
series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof; to the
fullest extent such authority may be conferred upon the Board of Directors under
the Delaware General Corporation Law, including, without limitation, the
authority to fix the following:

          (a)  The distinctive designation and number of shares comprising such
     series, which number may (except where otherwise provided by the Board of
     Directors in creating such series) be increased or decreased (but not below
     the number of shares then outstanding) from time to time by action of the
     Board of Directors;

          (b)  The rate of dividends, if any, on the shares of that series,
     whether dividends shall be (i) non-cumulative, (ii) cumulative to the
     extent earned or (iii) cumulative (and, if cumulative, from which date or
     dates), whether dividends shall be payable in cash, property or rights, or
     in shares of the Corporation's capital stock, and the relative rights of
     priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares of that series over
     shares of any other series or class;

          (c)  Whether the shares of that series shall be redeemable and, if so,
     the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the date or dates
     upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share
     payable in case of redemption (which amount may vary under different
     conditions and at different redemption dates) or the property or rights,
     including securities of any other corporation, payable in case of
     redemption;

          (d)  Whether the series shall have a sinking fluid for the redemption
     or purchase of shares of that series and, if so, the terms and amounts
     payable into such sinking fund;

          (e)  The rights to which the holders of the shares of that series
     shall be entitled in the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
     dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, and the relative rights of
     priority, if any, of payment of shares of that sales in any such event;

          (f)  Whether the shares of that series shall be convertible into or
     exchangeable for shares of stock of any other class or any other series
     and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange,
     including the rate or rates of conversion or exchange, the date or dates
     upon or after which they shall be convertible or exchangeable, the period
     or periods during which they shall be convertible or exchangeable, the
     event or events upon or after which they shall be convertible or
     exchangeable or at whose option they shall be convertible or exchangeable,
     and the method (if any) of adjusting the rates of conversion or exchange in
     the event of a stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares or
     similar event;

          (g) Whether the issuance of any additional shares of such series, or
     of any shares of any other series, shall be subject to restrictions as to
     issuance, or as to the

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     powers, preferences or tights of any such additional shares of such series
     or shares of such other series;

          (h)  Whether or not the shares of that series shall have voting
     rights, the extent of such voting rights on specified matters or on all
     matters, the number of votes to which the holder of a share of such series
     shall be entitled in respect of such share, whether such series shall vote
     generally with the Common Stock on all matters or (either generally or upon
     the occurrence of specified circumstances) shall vote separately as a class
     or with other series of Preferred Stock; and

          (i)  Any other preferences, privileges and powers and relative,
     participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications,
     limitations or restrictions of such series, as the Board of Directors may
     deem advisable and as shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this
     Restated Certificate of Incorporation and to the lull extent now or
     hereafter permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.

     FIFTH:    The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

     SIXTH:    The following provisions are inserted for the management of the
business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further
definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of
its directors and stockholders:

     A.   The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or
under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and
authority expressly conferred upon there by statute or by this Restated
Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation as in effect from
time to time, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and
do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.

     B.   The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot
unless the Bylaws so provide.

     C.   Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of
the Corporation may be effected only at a duly called annual or special meeting
of stockholders of the Corporation and not by written consent.

     D.   Special meetings of the stockholders may only be called by the Board
of Directors.

     SEVENTH:  A. Subject to the rights of the holders of shares of any series
of Preferred Stock then outstanding to elect additional directors under
specified circumstances the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time
exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a
majority of the Board of Directors.

     B.   The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be divided into three
classes, as nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, with the term of
office of the first class to expire at the 2001 annual meeting of stockholders
or any special meeting in lieu thereof, the term of office of the second class
to expire at the 2002 annual meeting of stockholders or any special meeting in
lieu thereof, and the term of office of the third class to expire at the 2003
annual meeting of stockholders or any special meeting in lieu thereof At each
annual meeting of stockholders or special meeting in lieu thereof following such
initial classification, directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms
expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding
annual meeting of stockholders or special meeting in lieu thereof

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after their election and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

     C.   Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock
then outstanding, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the
authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors
resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from
office or other cause may be filled only by a majority vote of the directors
then in office even though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.
In the event of any increase or decrease in the authorized number of directors,
(i) each director then serving as such shall nevertheless continue as a director
of the class of which he is a member until the expiration of his current term or
his prior death, retirement, removal or resignation and (ii) the newly created
or eliminated directorships resulting from such increase or decrease shall if
reasonably possible be apportioned by the Board of Directors among the three
classes of directors so as to ensure that no one class has mare than one
director more than any other class. To the extent reasonably possible,
consistent with the foregoing rule, any newly created directorships shall be
adde4 to those classes whose terms of office are to expire at the latest dates
following such allocation and newly eliminated directorships shall be subtracted
from those classes whose terms of office are to expire at the earliest dates
following such allocation, unless otherwise provided for from time to time by
resolution adopted by a majority of the directors then in office, although less
than a quorum.

     D.   Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of
directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of
the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the
Bylaws of the Corporation.

     E.   Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock
then outstanding, any director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed
from office at any time only for cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of
a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock then entitled to vote at
au election of the directors. A director may be removed for cause only after a
reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard by the stockholders.

     EIGHTH:   The Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt; amend or
repeal Bylaws of the Corporation. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the
Bylaws of the Corporation by the Board of Directors shall require the approval
of a majority of the Board of Directors. The stockholders shall also have power
to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation; provided, that in
addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the
Corporation required by law or by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy percent (70%) of the
voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting
together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders to adopt,
emend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws of the Corporation.

     NINTH.    1. Actions, Suits and Proceedings Other than by or in the Right
of the Corporation. The Corporation shall indemnify each person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by
reason of the fact that he is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or
officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the
request of the Corporation, as a director, officer or trustee of, or in a
similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) (all

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such persons being referred to hereafter as an "Indemnitee"), or by reason of
any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all
expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, tines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct
was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment,
order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not
act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the beat interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, except
as set forth in Section 7 below, the Corporation shall not indemnify an
Indemnitee seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part
thereof) initiated by the Indemnitee unless the initiation thereof was approved
by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Article, the Corporation shall not indemnify an Indemnitee to
the extent such Indemnitee is reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance, and in
the event the Corporation makes any indemnification payments to an Indemnitee
and such Indemnitee is subsequently reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance,
such Indemnitee shall promptly refund such indemnification payments to the
Corporation to the extent of such insurance reimbursement.

     2.   Actions or Suits by or in the Right of the Corporation. The
Corporation shall indemnify any Indemnitee who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or
officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the
request of the Corporation, as a director, officer or trustee of, or in a
similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan), or by reason of any
action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all
expenses (including attorneys' fees) and, to the extent permitted by law,
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his
behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal
therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to
be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but
in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses (including attorneys' fees)
which the Court of Chancery of Delaware shall deem proper.

     3.   Indemnification for Expenses of Successful Party. Notwithstanding the
other provisions of this Article, to the extent that an Indemnitee has been
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article, or in defense of any
claim, issue or matter therein, or on appeal from any such action, suit or
proceeding, he shall be indemnified against all expenses (including attorneys'
fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection
therewith. Without limiting the foregoing, if any action, suitor proceeding is
disposed of, on the merits or otherwise

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(including a disposition without prejudice), without (i) the disposition being
adverse to the Indemnitee, (ii) an adjudication that the Indemnitee was liable
to the Corporation, (iii) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the Indemnitee,
(iv) an adjudication that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
the Corporation, and (v) with respect to any criminal proceeding, an
adjudication that the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful, the Indemnitee shall be considered for the purposes hereof to have
been wholly successful with respect thereto.

     4.   Notification and Defense of Claim. As a condition precedent to his
right to be indemnified, the Indemnitee must notify the Corporation in writing
as soon as practicable of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation
involving him for which indemnity will or could be sought, with respect to any
action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation is so
notified, the Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own
expense and/or to assume the defense thereof at its own expense, with legal
counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee. After notice from the
Corporation to the Indemnitee of its election so to assume such defense, the
Corporation shall not be liable to the Indemnitee for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such claim,
other than as provided below in this Section 4. The Indemnitee shall have the
right to employ his own counsel in connection with such claim, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of its
assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of the Indemnitee
unless (i) the employment of counsel by the Indemnitee has been authorized by
the Corporation, (ii) counsel to the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded
that there may be a conflict of interest or position of any significant issue
between the Corporation and the Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such
action or (iii) the Corporation shall not in fact have employed counsel to
assume the defense of such action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses
of counsel for the Indemnitee shall be at the expense of the Corporation, except
as otherwise expressly provided by this Article. The Corporation shall not be
entitled, without the consent of the Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any
claim brought by or in the right of the Corporation or as to Indemnitee counsel
for the Indemnitee shall have reasonably made the conclusion provided for in
clause (ii) above.

     5.   Advance of Expenses. Subject to the provisions of Section 6 below, in
the event that the Corporation does not assume the defense pursuant to Section 4
of this Article of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the
Corporation receives notice under this Article, any expenses (including
attorneys' fees) incurred by an Indemnitee in defending a civil or criminal
action, suit, proceeding or investigation or any appeal therefrom shall be paid
by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such matter; provided,
however, that the payment of such expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in advance
of the final disposition of such matter shall be made only upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced
in the event that it shall ultimately he determined that the Indemnitee is not
entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article.
Such undertaking shall be accepted without reference to the financial ability of
the Indemnitee to make such repayment.

     6.   Procedure for Indemnification. In order to obtain indemnification or
advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 1, 2, 3 or 5 of this Article, the
Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including in such
request such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the
Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and

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to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or advancement of
expenses. Any such indemnification or advancement of expenses shall be made
promptly, and in any event within 60 days after receipt by the Corporation of
the written request of the Indemnitee, unless with respect to requests under
Section 1, 2 or 5 the Corporation determines within such 60-day period that the
Indemnitee did not meet the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section
1 or 2, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made in each instance by
(a) a majority vote of the directors of the Corporation consisting of persons
who are not at that time parties to the action, suit or proceeding in question
("disinterested directors"), whether or not a quorum, (b) a majority vote of a
committee of disinterested directors designated by majority vote of
disinterested directors, whether or not a quorum, (c) a majority vote of a
quorum of the outstanding shares of stock of all classes entitled to vote for
directors, voting as a single class, which quorum shall consist of stockholders
who are not at that time parties to the action, suit or proceeding in question.
(d) independent legal counsel (who may, to the extent permitted by law, be
regular legal counsel to the Corporation), or (e) a court of competent
jurisdiction.

     7.   Remedies. The right to indemnification or advances as granted by this
Article shall be enforceable by the Indemnitee in any court of competent
jurisdiction if the Corporation denies such request, in whole or in part, or if
no disposition thereof is made within the 60-day period referred to above in
Section 6. Unless otherwise required by law, the burden of proving that the
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses under
this Article shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation
to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that
indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met
the applicable standard of conduct nor an actual determination by the
Corporation pursuant to Section 6 that the Indemnitee has not met such
applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a
presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
The Indemnitee's expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in connection
with successfully establishing his right to indemnification, in whole or in
part, in any such proceeding shall also be indemnified by the Corporation.

     8.   Subsequent Amendment. No amendment termination or repeal of this
Article or of the relevant provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware
or any other applicable laws shall affect or diminish in any way the rights of
any Indemnitee to indemnification under the provisions hereof with respect to
any action, suit proceeding or investigation arising out of or relating to any
actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of such
amendment termination or repeal.

     9.   Other Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided
by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an
Indemnitee seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled
under any law (common or statutory), agreement or vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity
and as to action in any other capacity while holding office for the Corporation,
and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or
officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and
administrators of the Indemnitee. Nothing contained in this Article shall be
deemed to prohibit, and the Corporation is specifically authorized to enter
into, agreements with officers and directors providing indemnification rights
and procedures different from those set forth in this Article, in addition, the
Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by its Board of
Directors, grant indemnification rights to

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other employees or agents of the Corporation or other persons serving the
Corporation and such rights may be equivalent to, or greater or less than, those
set forth in this Article.

     10.  Ppartial Indemnification. If an Indemnitee is entitled under any
provision of this Article to indemnification by the Corporation for some or a
portion of the expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines or amounts
paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in
connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation and any appeal
therefrom but not however, for the total amount thereof, the Corporation shall
nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement to
which the Indemnitee is entitled-

     11.  Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at its
expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) against any expense, liability
or loss incurred by hint in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as
such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such
person against such expense, liability or loss under the General Corporation Law
of Delaware.

     12.  Merger or Consolidation. If the Corporation is merged into or
consolidated with another corporation and the Corporation is not the surviving
corporation, the surviving corporation shall assume the obligations of the
Corporation under this Article with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or
investigation arising out of or relating to any actions, transactions or facts
occurring prior to the date of such merger or consolidation.

     13.  Savings Clause. If this Article or any portion hereof shall be
invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the
Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each Indemnitee as to any expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in
connection with any action, suit proceeding or investigation, whether civil,
criminal or administrative, including an action by or in the right of the
Corporation, to the Fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this
Article that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law.

     14.  Definitions. Terms used herein and defined in Section 145(h) and
Section 145(i) of die General Corporation Law of Delaware shall have the
respective meanings assigned to such terms in such Section 145(h) and Section
145(i).

     15.  Subsequent Legislation. If the General Corporation Law of Delaware is
amended after adoption of this Article to expand further the indemnification
permitted to Indemnitees, then the Corporation shall indemnify such persons to
the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as so
amended.

     TENTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision
contained in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation in the manner prescribed
by the Delaware General Corporation Law mid all rights conferred upon
stockholders saw granted subject to this reservation; provided that in addition
to the vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation
required by law or by this Restated Certificate of incorporation, the
affirmative vote of the holders of shares of voting stock of the Corporation
representing at least seventy percent (70%) of the voting power of all of the
then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, voting together us a single class, shall
be required to (i) reduce the number of authorized shares of Common Stock or the

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number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock set forth in Article FOURTH or
(ii) amend, alter or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with Articles
SIXTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH, NINTH and this Article TENTH of this Restated
Certificate of Incorporation.

     ELEVENTH: Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this
Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this
Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable
jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary
way of this Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the
application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under
the provisions of Section 291 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or on the
application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed
for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or
of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case
may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority
in number representing three-fourths (3/4) in value of the creditors or class of
creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this
Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to
any reorganization of this Corporation as consequence of such compromise or
arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization
shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made,
be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the
stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be,
and also on this Corporation.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be
signed this 10th day of May, 2000.

                                     ORCHID BIOSCIENCES, INC.




                                     By: /s/ Donald R. Marvin
                                        ----------------------------

                                        Donald R. Marvin

                                        Senior Vice President, COO & CFO