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their fertility is excellent,
The Argus: Please Introduce Yourself to Argus
Yong-soo
indicating that the number
Readers.
Hello, readers of The Argus. I am Choi Yong-soo, an
ofworkingbeesperbeehive
ⓒChoi
apiculturist at the Rural Development Administration’s
is 45 percent higher than
Department of Agricultural Biology Apiculture Division.
that of other honeybees.
Originally, I studied the field of insect molecular biology
Therefore, the Jangwon
while majoring in biotechnology in college. For the academic
bee has an economic value
▲ApiculturistChoiYong-soo
curriculumatschool,Istudiedthegeneexpressionmechanisms
thatincreasesannualhoney
developedJangwonbee.
of various insects, and my main field of research was to study
sales income by more than
the properties of transgenic proteins* using insect cells. Just
70billionwon(US$57.33million)andiscurrentlydistributed
before I received my doctorate, while I was thinking about
tofarms.
my career, I chose a public office that accords with my values
that I want to show my talents in working for the nation and
people. At that time, the field of honeybee research was not
The Argus: What Was the Development Process
importantinKorea,butIgraduallyexpandedmyresearcharea
oftheJangwonBee?
whilestudyinghoneybeeviruses.Also,therewasalottolearn
To develop the Jangwon bee, I first collected six kinds of
from honeybees, which are social insects that live in colonies.
honeybees from 2003 to 2008. These six types of honeybees
Honeybees have many similarities to humans, such as being
were basic species for breeding, had different external
diligentandmakingdaringsacrificesfortheorganization.Asa
characteristics, and had excellent honey productivity and
result,Ienjoyedstudyinghoneybeessomuch,andmyaffection
disease resistance. Based on this, from 2009 to 2010, 11 cross
forresearchbecamedeeper.
combinationsweremade.Asaresult,crosscombinationswere
created: four two-way crossings,* six three-way crossings,
andonefour-waycrossing.Amongthem,oneofthethree-way
*Transgenicproteins:Itisaproteinthatgivestumorcelltraitstonormalcells.
hybrid species was selected as the best breed in that it had an
excellent ability to collect honey, wintering power and disease
resistance. The Jangwon bee is the three-way hybrid species
selectedatthattime.TheJangwonbeeisabreedthatwasborn
when the queen bee produced in A breed and the male bee
produced in C breed mated to become the maternal line, and
the male bee produced in D breed becomes the paternal line.
Researcher’sEffortfor
TheJangwonbeeisrelativelymildandhasayellowabdomen.
EndangeredHoneybees,JangwonBee
Also, the tongue length is relatively long, the forewings are
wideandlong,andtherearemanyworkerbeesperbeecolony
The Argus: What Kind of Breed Is the Jangwon
becausethebeecolony’spowerisstrong.
BeeandWhatMadeYouDevelopIt?
The Jangwon bee is a Western honeybee, and it is the first
Yong-soo
Yong-soo
developed breed in Korea and it is a high-yield variety,
with at least 31 percent more production of honey than an
ⓒChoi
ⓒChoi
ordinary honeybee. The Jangwon bee was developed due to
thecontinuousrequestofbeefarms.Therehavebeenconstant
requests to increase the production of honey, which accounts
for 70 percent of the income of bee farms. For this reason,
although I tried to increase productivity through the honeybee
management technology, the technology alone was limited;
so ultimately, honeybees with high honey productivity were
▲Jangwonbeeisthethree-way
▲Jangwonbeeiscreatedthrough
needed. As a result, I succeeded in fostering honeybees that
hybridspecies.
artificialinsemination.
have 19 percent higher ability to collect honey per bee than
existing honeybees. The Jangwon bee is more than twice
*Two-waycrossing:ItisacrossbetweentwolinesAandB.
as strong against diseases as conventional honeybees, and
28
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their fertility is excellent,
The Argus: Please Introduce Yourself to Argus
Yong-soo
indicating that the number
Readers.
Hello, readers of The Argus. I am Choi Yong-soo, an
ofworkingbeesperbeehive
ⓒChoi
apiculturist at the Rural Development Administration’s
is 45 percent higher than
Department of Agricultural Biology Apiculture Division.
that of other honeybees.
Originally, I studied the field of insect molecular biology
Therefore, the Jangwon
while majoring in biotechnology in college. For the academic
bee has an economic value
▲ApiculturistChoiYong-soo
curriculumatschool,Istudiedthegeneexpressionmechanisms
thatincreasesannualhoney
developedJangwonbee.
of various insects, and my main field of research was to study
sales income by more than
the properties of transgenic proteins* using insect cells. Just
70billionwon(US$57.33million)andiscurrentlydistributed
before I received my doctorate, while I was thinking about
tofarms.
my career, I chose a public office that accords with my values
that I want to show my talents in working for the nation and
people. At that time, the field of honeybee research was not
The Argus: What Was the Development Process
importantinKorea,butIgraduallyexpandedmyresearcharea
oftheJangwonBee?
whilestudyinghoneybeeviruses.Also,therewasalottolearn
To develop the Jangwon bee, I first collected six kinds of
from honeybees, which are social insects that live in colonies.
honeybees from 2003 to 2008. These six types of honeybees
Honeybees have many similarities to humans, such as being
were basic species for breeding, had different external
diligentandmakingdaringsacrificesfortheorganization.Asa
characteristics, and had excellent honey productivity and
result,Ienjoyedstudyinghoneybeessomuch,andmyaffection
disease resistance. Based on this, from 2009 to 2010, 11 cross
forresearchbecamedeeper.
combinationsweremade.Asaresult,crosscombinationswere
created: four two-way crossings,* six three-way crossings,
andonefour-waycrossing.Amongthem,oneofthethree-way
*Transgenicproteins:Itisaproteinthatgivestumorcelltraitstonormalcells.
hybrid species was selected as the best breed in that it had an
excellent ability to collect honey, wintering power and disease
resistance. The Jangwon bee is the three-way hybrid species
selectedatthattime.TheJangwonbeeisabreedthatwasborn
when the queen bee produced in A breed and the male bee
produced in C breed mated to become the maternal line, and
the male bee produced in D breed becomes the paternal line.
Researcher’sEffortfor
TheJangwonbeeisrelativelymildandhasayellowabdomen.
EndangeredHoneybees,JangwonBee
Also, the tongue length is relatively long, the forewings are
wideandlong,andtherearemanyworkerbeesperbeecolony
The Argus: What Kind of Breed Is the Jangwon
becausethebeecolony’spowerisstrong.
BeeandWhatMadeYouDevelopIt?
The Jangwon bee is a Western honeybee, and it is the first
Yong-soo
Yong-soo
developed breed in Korea and it is a high-yield variety,
with at least 31 percent more production of honey than an
ⓒChoi
ⓒChoi
ordinary honeybee. The Jangwon bee was developed due to
thecontinuousrequestofbeefarms.Therehavebeenconstant
requests to increase the production of honey, which accounts
for 70 percent of the income of bee farms. For this reason,
although I tried to increase productivity through the honeybee
management technology, the technology alone was limited;
so ultimately, honeybees with high honey productivity were
▲Jangwonbeeisthethree-way
▲Jangwonbeeiscreatedthrough
needed. As a result, I succeeded in fostering honeybees that
hybridspecies.
artificialinsemination.
have 19 percent higher ability to collect honey per bee than
existing honeybees. The Jangwon bee is more than twice
*Two-waycrossing:ItisacrossbetweentwolinesAandB.
as strong against diseases as conventional honeybees, and
28
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