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During evolution nature has evolved different kinds of specific binding macro-molecules being crucial for cell metabolism and their interaction with the environment. Most important examples therefore are proteins and nucleic acids. But beside biogenic molecules, specific proteins and nucleic acids can also be selected by doing an in vitro evolution using large molecule libraries. In this way specific ligands for various targets can be obtained allowing the development of new materials for different industrial applications.