This undated image courtesy of Dr. Emery Smith show a tiny, mummified skeleton discovery in 2003 in Chile' s Atacama Desert, tucked into a leather pouch behind a church The notion that it was an extra- terrestrial was long ago debunked, but researchers said on March 22, 2018, they have gleaned new insights from a full genetic analysis which showed the skeleton, nicknamed “Ata”, belonged to an infant girl with a handful of rare gene mutations linked to dwarfism, deformities and apparent premature aging. (Photo by AFP Photo/HO)
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