www.angewandte.org gami, [6] and other types of unconventional nucleic acids (Figure 1), [3c, 7] that can replace traditional proteases and antibodies, possess independent structural functions, and perform specific biological non-genetic functions. [3a-c, 4a,b, 8] The concept of FNA was also used to generalize the nongenetic functions of nucleic acids (Figure 1). [9] Meanwhile, research on the combination and functions of FNAs, such as DNAzymes, aptazymes, and aptamers, and nanomaterials, Wentao Xu studied at China Agricultural University (BS 2001, PhD 2006) and conducted postdoctoral research there before joining the faculty. He is currently an associate professor in the College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering at China Agricultural University. His research interest is functional nucleic acid biosensors and nanomaterials. Wanchong He obtained his BS degree from Huazhong Agricultural University in 2017. He is now a PhD candidate in the College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering at China Agricultural University. His research interest is functional nucleic acid biosensors.