SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
          Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 8)*


                                  BioTime, Inc.
.................................................................................
                                (Name of Issuer)

                           Common Shares, no par value
.................................................................................
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    09066L105
.................................................................................
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                          Paul Segall and Judith Segall
          935 Pardee Street, Berkeley, California 94710; (510) 845-9535
.................................................................................
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                       Receive Notices and Communications)

                                 April 17, 2002
.................................................................................
              (Date of Event which Requires Filing this Statement)


If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of ss.ss.240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f), or 240.13d-1(g), check the
following box [ ].

NOTE:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule,  including all exhibits.  See  ss.240.13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.




CUSIP No. 09066L105

          1)   Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S.  Identification Nos. of
               Above Persons
                    Paul Segall

          2)   Check  the   Appropriate   Box  if  a  Member  of  a  Group  (See
               Instructions)                                 (a) [ ]
                                                             (b) [ ]

          3)   SEC Use Only

          4)   Source of Funds (See Instructions)
                    PF; OO

          5)   Check if Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
               Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]

          6)   Citizenship or Place of Organization
                    U.S.A.

                  7)       Sole Voting Power
Number of                           343,245
Shares
Beneficially      8)       Shared Voting Power
Owned by                            0
Each
Reporting         9)       Sole Dispositive Power
Person With                         343,245

                  10)      Shared Dispositive Power
                                    0

          11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                           545,408

          12)  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
               (See Instructions)                                [ ]

          13)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
                           4.69%

          14)  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
                           IN

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CUSIP No. 09066L105

          1)   Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S.  Identification Nos. of
               Above Persons
                           Judith Segall

          2)   Check  the   Appropriate   Box  if  a  Member  of  a  Group  (See
               Instructions)                                 (a) [ ]
                                                             (b) [ ]

          3)   SEC Use Only

          4)   Source of Funds (See Instructions)
                           PF; OO

          5)   Check if Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
               Items 2(d) or 2(e)                                [ ]

          6)   Citizenship or Place of Organization
                           U.S.A.

                  7)       Sole Voting Power
Number of                           202,163
Shares
Beneficially      8)       Shared Voting Power
Owned by                            0
Each
Reporting         9)       Sole Dispositive Power
Person With                         202,163

                  10)      Shared Dispositive Power
                                    0

          11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                           545,408

          12)  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
               (See Instructions)                                [ ]

          13)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
                           4.69%

          14)  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
                           IN

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Item 1.  Security and Issuer

     The class of equity  securities  to which this  schedule  relates is Common
Shares,  no par value (the  "Common  Shares"),  of BioTime,  Inc.,  a California
corporation (the "Company").  The Company has its principal executive offices at
935 Pardee Street, Berkeley, California 94710.

     This schedule is being filed  pursuant to Section  13(d) of the  Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended  (the  "Exchange  Act")  and the  rules  and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

Item 4.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

     In order to reduce the amount of his margin indebtedness, on April 17, 2002
Paul Segall  sold  100,000  Common  Shares to Alfred D.  Kingsley  for $2.50 per
share,  in a privately  negotiated  transaction.  Paul Segall now directly  owns
343,245 Common Shares,  which constitute  approximately  2.95% of the 11,627,316
Common Shares  outstanding on March 7, 2002. Judith Segall directly owns 202,163
Common Shares,  which  constitute  approximately  1.7% of the 11,627,316  Common
Shares  outstanding  on March 7, 2002.  The Common  Shares owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Segall in the aggregate constitute  approximately 4.69% of the 11,627,316 Common
Shares  outstanding on March 7, 2002. The forgoing number of outstanding  Common
Shares is based upon information provided by the Company in its Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ending  December 31, 2001,  as filed with the  Securities
and Exchange Commission.

Signature


     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of our knowledge we certify that
the information set forth in the statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated: April 18, 2002                        /s/ Paul Segall
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                             Paul Segall


Dated: April 18, 2002                       /s/ Judith Segall
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                            Judith Segall


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