SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 2)¹

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

      / /      Rule 13d-1(b)

      /x/      Rule 13d-1(c)

      / /      Rule 13d-1(d)

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¹  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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP NO.  09058V 10 3		13G		Page 2 of 9 Pages

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:                   Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY):
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A		(a)		/x/
		MEMBER OF A GROUP*		(b)		/ /
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
		Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
						0
				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
						636,900
				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
						0
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
						636,900
9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
		636,900
10		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*    / /
11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
		3.6%
12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
		PN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP NO.  09058V 10 3		13G		Page 3 of 9 Pages

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:                   Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY):
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A		(a)		/x/
		MEMBER OF A GROUP*		(b)		/ /
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
		Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
						0
				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
						326,483
				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
						0
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
						326,483
9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
		326,483
10		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*    / /
11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
		1.9%
12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
		PN

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CUSIP NO.    09058V 10 3		13G		Page 4 of 9 Pages

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:                   BVF Investments, L.L.C. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY):
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A		(a)		/x/
		MEMBER OF A GROUP*		(b)		/ /
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
		Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
						0
				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
						726,017
				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
						0
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
						726,017
9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
		726,017
10		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*    / /
11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
		4.1%
12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
		OO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP NO.  09058V 10 3		13G		Page 5 of 9 Pages

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:                   BVF Partners L.P. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY):
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A		(a)		/x/
		MEMBER OF A GROUP*		(b)		/ /
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
		Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
						0
				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
						1,755,900
				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
						0
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
						1,755,900
9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
		1,755,900
10		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*    / /
11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
		10.0%
12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
		PN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP NO.  09058V 10 3		13G		Page 6 of 9 Pages

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:                   BVF Inc. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY):
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A		(a)		/x/
		MEMBER OF A GROUP*		(b)		/ /
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
		Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
						0
				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
						1,755,900
				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
						0
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
						1,755,900
9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
		1,755,900
10		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*    / /
11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
		10.0%
12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
		IA, CO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP NO.  09058V 10 3		13G		Page 7 of 9 Pages

ITEM 1(a).		NAME OF ISSUER:
		Biocryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Biocryst")
ITEM 1(b).		ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
		2190 Parkway Lake Drive Birmingham, Alabama 35244
ITEM 2(a).		NAME OF PERSON FILING:
		This Amendment to Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the following persons ("Reporting Persons")*:
		(i)		Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P. ("BVF")
		(ii)		Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P. ("BVF2")
		(iii)		BVF Investments, L.L.C. ("Investments")
		(iv)		BVF Partners L.P. ("Partners")
		(v)		BVF Inc. ("BVF Inc.")
		*		Attached as Exhibit 1 is a copy of an agreement among the Reporting Persons filing (as specified hereinabove) that this Amendment to Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of each of them.
ITEM 2(b).		ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
		The principal business office of the Reporting Persons comprising the group filing this Amendment to Schedule 13G is located at 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 4800, Chicago, Illinois, 60606.
ITEM 2(c).		CITIZENSHIP:
		BVF:				a Delaware limited partnership
		BVF2:				a Delaware limited partnership
		Investments:				a Delaware limited liability company
		Partners:				a Delaware limited partnership
		BVF Inc.:				a Delaware corporation
ITEM 2(d).		TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
		Common Stock.
ITEM 2(e).		CUSIP NUmber:
		09058V 10 3

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CUSIP NO.    09058V 10 3		13G		Page 8 of 9 Pages

ITEM 3.		IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c) CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS: One of the following
		Not applicable as this Amendment to Schedule 13G is filed pursuant to Rule 13d 1(c).
ITEM 4.		OWNERSHIP:
		The information in items 1 and 5 through 11 on the cover pages (pp. 2 - 6) on this Amendment to Schedule 13G is hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 5.		OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
		If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities check the following. / /
ITEM 6.		OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:
		BVF shares voting and dispositive power over the shares of the common stock it beneficially owns with Partners. BVF2 also shares voting and dispositive power over the shares of the common stock it beneficially owns with Partners. Investments also shares voting and dispositive power over the shares of the common stock it beneficially owns with Partners. Partners and BVF Inc. share voting and dispositive power over the shares of the common stock they beneficially own with, in addition to BVF, BVF2 and Investments, certain managed accounts on whose behalf Partners, as investment manager, purchased such shares. None of the managed accounts individually owns more than 5% of the common stock of Biocryst.
ITEM 7.		IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:
		Not applicable.
ITEM 8.		IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF A GROUP:
		Not applicable.
ITEM 9.		NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
		Not applicable.

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CUSIP NO.    09058V 10 3		13G		Page 9 of 9 Pages

ITEM 10.		CERTIFICATION
		By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
		After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:      February 14, 2002

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EXHIBIT 1

AGREEMENT REGARDING JOINT FILING

        The undersigned, Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, BVF Investments, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, BVF Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and BVF Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereby agree and acknowledge that the information required by the Amendment to Schedule 13G, to which this Agreement is attached as an exhibit, is filed on behalf of each of them. The undersigned further agree that any further amendments or supplements thereto shall also be filed on behalf of each of them.

Dated:        February 14, 2002

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