from this myth comes the chinese expression 精卫填海 ("jingwei filling the sea") meaning a symbol of dogged determination and perseverance in the face of seemingly impossible odds.
professor manyuan long from the university of chicago named a new drosophilia gene after jingwei[1] because it was - like the princess - 'reincarnated' with a new function and a new appearance (structure). other related genes were named following the legend
