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GoJoseon—The first kingdom in Korea

Today, I want to talk about Gojoseon, the first kingdom of Korea.

Records about Gojoseon are found in the book Samguk Yusa (written by Buddhist monk Iryeon), which says that it was founded in 2333 BCE by Dangun Wanggeom.

According to the Dangun myth, Hwanung (a heavenly being who descended to earth) had a son named Dangun with Ungnyeo (a bear who transformed into a woman). The country that Dangun established was called Joseon.
Later in history, another kingdom called Joseon appeared, as you know, so historians use the name Gojoseon (“Old Joseon”) to refer to the earlier kingdom. Chinese historical texts such as the Shan Hai Jing and Guanzi also mention Joseon.

Gojoseon was based on a Bronze Age culture but broadly seems to cover the late Neolithic and early Iron Age and was said to have the Law of Eight Prohibitions. Among them, three laws are still passed down and known:

  1. A person who commits murder shall be executed.
  2. A person who injures another must compensate with grain.
  3. A person who steals shall become a slave. To redeem themselves, they must pay a fine of 500,000 coins.

It is believed that Gojoseon’s territory may have reached as far south as present-day Seoul.

In Korea, many dolmens (ancient stone tombs, Goindol in the Korean pronunciation) can still be found throughout the Korean Peninsula.


If you want to see a representative example, you can visit LegoLand in Chuncheon, South Korea, where such remains as Neolithic pit houses and Goindols scattered. In fact, it is known that the land beneath LegoLand contained many archaeological things, and the construction of the park was heavily opposed. Despite this, LegoLand was eventually built on the site.

 You can check it out on this website! But the information is written in Korean.


There is one Korean drama, Tae Wong Sa Shin Gi based on the Gojoseon legend.

Unfortunately, there are still no officially English-dubbed versions. JustWatch and Netflix only provide non-English versions.

There is some OST series of Tae Wong Sa Shin Gi on YouTube.

and….

I found Ep2 (Eng Sub) of Tae Wong Sa Shin Gi on YouTube

배 | Boat

배

2021/3/26 김수영 씀

바다에
배한척
배 안엔 혼자

  비가 온다
폭풍이 친다
파도가 널 뛴다

  시간만 많다면
허락이 된다면
배를 지키고 싶다
바다가 잠잠해 질때까지

  배에 사람을 테우고 싶다
사람을 테울만큼 사이즈의 배이고 싶다

  배를 버려야 하는 때인지
지켜야 하는 때인지
알수 없다

  단지 내가 아는건
배 밖
육지엔
날 지키고자하는
내가 지켜야하는
사람들이 있다는것이다.

The Boat

March 26, 2021, written by Sooyoung Kim

Adrift on the sea,

a solitary boat

and I, its only soul.

Rain begins to fall.

The storm roars.

Waves rise and crash like beasts in revolt.

If only time were on my side,

if only I had permission

I would stay,

guarding this boat

until the waters quiet,

until the storm forgives.

I dream of filling this vessel with others,

of becoming a boat

wide and strong enough to carry them.

But I do not know

whether this is the time to let go

or the time to hold on.

All I know is this:

beyond the bow,

on distant land,

there are those

who would shield me

and whom I must protect

in return.

존재 | Existence

2021년 5월 11일, 김수영 | May 11, 2021 by Kim, Sooyoung

길을 걷는다
문득 발  아래 개미를 인식한다
 
내가
존재하고
내가
일 하는 방식이
나도 모르는 사이
죽어나가는 개미를
만들어 낸다면
 
나도 열심히
거인들의 발아래에서
죽지 않기 위해
피해다니는 형국이라면
 
때론
이것이 사는 것이라면
 
내 발아래 개미를 깨닫는 순간도
내 위 거인의 발바닥을 느끼는 순간도
그닥 유쾌한 경험은 아니다
Walking down the street
Suddenly I realize the ants under my feet

If my existence and the way I work
creates ants that die without me knowing

If I also work hard
to avoid dying under the feet of giants

If sometimes this is living

The moment I realize the ants under my feet and also 
the moment I feel the soles of the giants' feet above me
are not very pleasant experiences
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Cabbage looper | Owlet Moths | Trichoplusia ni

May 22, 2025 by Sooyoung

Today, I searched for Trichoplusia ni (cabbage looper) and the reason why it is used for protein expression.

The cabbage looper is a medium-sized moth commonly called owlet moth, and it is known for its distinctive looping movement as a caterpillar. So, the caterpillar is commonly called a cabbage looper, and the adult cabbage loopers are called owlet moths.

A picture of owlet moth from webpage, russellipm.com

You may visit YouTube to see Looper. 🐛

Why it is used for protein expression and how the technology has been developed:

Trichoplusia ni (cabbage looper) is used for protein expression due to its ability to produce recombinant proteins at high levels and with good quality, particularly for SECRETED proteins. Its insect cell lines, such as Tni-FNL, have demonstrated superior protein production compared to other winged insect (lepidopteran) cell lines of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm moth). Furthermore, some Trichoplusia ni cell lines (Tni-FNL) have shown improved growth rates and the ability to grow at lower temperatures. 

Who developed:

The High Five (BTI-Tn-5B1-4) cell line, derived from the cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) eggs, was first developed by the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research in 1970. Another Trichoplusia ni cell line, Tni-FNL, was developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute in 2018.

What we think about protein expression:

Protein yield, Scale-up, Toxicity, Post-translational modification, growth characteristics, how could be advanced further…..

Further reading materials and original references:

What is life?

by Moon family May 11, 2025

On the way home from school, Grace and I discussed what life is. First, Grace said, life needs WATER. Dried things have no life in there, and we discussed eating, pooping and peeing – METABOLISM. Life needs metabolism for ENERGY. 

The discussion has been continued, and today during the mother’s day dinner time, we added TEMPERATURE. Corpses have no body temperature she said. Finally, her dad, my hus added SPIRIT, and then,

What else? Grace tried to add OXYGEN, but we did not agree on it, because humans need OXYGEN, but not for all living things.  

On this question of “What is life”, I felt that it is very interesting. We could think of the simple question in the view of everything from tiny unicells such as bacteria to the bigger organisms like humans and even the universe. I thought about himan vital signs such as breathing and blood pressure as well.

Suddenly, i murmured the unscientific idea that all things have life because they have birth and extinction. 

We might continue thinking of what life is.

주인, Ownership

주인
2021년 4월30일

출근을 위해서
새벽  4:30 분 혹은 5:30분 집을 나선다
 
지난
겨우내 눈이 많이 왔다
눈이 올때 마다 1시간씩 더 일찍 읽어났다
 
눈을 치웠다
마당 집 앞까지 길을 냈다
나는 나서지만
들어오셔야 하는
딸아이의 아침선생님을 위함이기도 했다
이층 분들을 위함이기도 했다
 
눈을 치우며
생각했다
 
대표님을
 
회사도 주인의식을 가진 사람들이
배려를 하며 이끄는 것이라고
 
주인의식을 가지고 눈은 치우고 길을 냈지만
난 집주인은 아니다 그저 잠시 머문 식구
 
주인의식도 전파되는듯하다
Ownership
April 30, 2021

To go to work
I leave the house 
at 4:30 or 5:30 am in the morning.

Through the winter
It snowed a lot
I woke up an hour earlier 
every time it snowed

I cleared the snow
I made a path through the yard to the front of the house
I went out, but
it was for my daughter's morning teacher who had to come in
and for the people on the units of the second floor

While clearing the snow
I thought about

Our CEO and

that the company should be led by peoples with a sense of ownership and thoughtful caring

I cleared the snow and made a path with a sense of ownership
but I'm not the owner of the house.

I'm just a member who stayed for a while
It seems like the sense of ownership is spreading with the leadership
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