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You will not remember this article in a year. You may not even remember the name Carlos López Otín in a month. But if you are lucky, the next time you see a dragonfly—perhaps over a stagnant pond or a summer garden—you will stop.

To understand the depth of "La levedad de las libélulas," one must first understand the author. Carlos López-Otín is not a scientist confined to the silos of the laboratory. While his CV includes sequencing the human genome and identifying dozens of proteases relevant to cancer and aging, his literary output reveals a mind deeply influenced by the humanities.