Forever Chemicals⚕️PFAS Threat to 💦Water

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The Water Contaminant

Scientists Say isn't Going Away

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (known as PFAS) are long-lasting compounds that are showing up in soil, ground water, drinking water sources, even rainfall, and have been linked to cancer, liver damage, thyroid disease, and other ailments. 

By some estimates, this toxic family of chemicals can be found in the blood of nearly every person on the planet. Correspondent Lee Cowan looks at how the chemicals got here, and talks with families, farmers, and health advocates fighting for clean, safe water.

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Forever Chemicals

The Threat of PFAS in our Water
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (known as PFAS) are long-lasting compounds that are showing up in soil, ground water, drinking water sources, even rainfall, and have been linked to cancer, liver damage, thyroid disease, and other ailments. By some estimates, this toxic family of chemicals can be found in the blood of nearly every person on the planet. Correspondent Lee Cowan looks at how the chemicals got here, and talks with families, farmers, and health advocates fighting for clean, safe water.

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1. PFAS are in teflon. I stopped cooking with teflon pans sometime ago given PFAS risk.
2. Thanks for this report. It’s sickening to think these companies knew 60 years ago what the effects of PFAS would be and not stop before it became a worldwide disaster.
   
3. Recommend watching the movie, Dark Waters ... a 2019 American legal thriller film directed by Todd Haynes. The story dramatizes Robert Bilott's case against the chemical manufacturing corporation DuPont after they contaminated a town with unregulated (PFAS) chemicals.
4. G R E E D, 1 of the 7 deadly sins compounded by the sin of omission, they knew!
   
5. The state of Maine is dumping PFAS into the Penobscot River. The factory needed to clean up the water is too costly. However, the state gave out stimulus checks this year. Priorities . Do people making 150k need stimulus checks??? The native Penobscot tribe deserves clean water, as does our oceans.
6. People don't think about how much "CONVENIENCE" really costs.  Think about all the chemicals in "cleaning" products.  People don't think about the fact that these chemicals in up in our drinking water.  People aren't thinking or paying attention.  
   Welcome white America to water quality issues in Flint, Benton Harbor Michigan and most urban cities in the United States.
   
7.  All Air Force Bases run weekly fire training drills involving the use of PFAS Fire Retardant Chemicals that get sprayed on runway tarmac fires, and then hosed off the tarmac onto adjacent fields, and then into the ground water that supply water to to local wells and municipalities that use ground water for drinking water. That's every Air Force Base ... like Kingsley next to Klamath Falls, Oregon; where they train pilots to fly F-15Es armed with B-61 450 KT thermonuclear bombs and F-15Es with microwave laser weapons ... instead of training pilots to fly squadrons of water bombers to put out the fires started by those same microwave lasers igniting 20 years of chem trail particle accelerant deposition. Those weren't con trails ... you fools. NO NWO. General Strike! Regime Change US!
8.  WINTER = no problem using PFAS ... ROAD SALT / PLANE DE_ICER (used in 70 % of the US) contains PFAS - used in YOUR snow covered area every winter - "I'm OK with it" 
9. SUMMER = problem with PFAS... ( PFAS ) found in my water in the SUMMER... "How did we allow it to get to these levels !? "
10. Sadly ironic but the yellow jacket the reporter is wearing at 10:55 is most likely made waterproof with the use of PFAs, the stuff is literally everywhere.
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12. (read the book "silent Spring" - 1957 ) YOU knew of this 60 years ago - as well - but decided to IGNORE it / blame "others" for how poisonous the fertilizers & pest killer YOU were putting on your lawns & gardens were - trying to impress the neighbores - with the biggest / most colorful flowers.
    

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  For more info:

• Defend Our Health, Portland, Me.
• Environmental Working Group, Washington, D.C.
• Clean Cape Fear, Wilmington, N.C.
• Detlef Knappe, North Carolina State University
• Stoneridge Farm, Arundel, Me. (Facebook)
• Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina
• Chemours

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Forever Chemicals 

PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, BPA, 

Explained Clearly

Roger Seheult, MD of MedCram explains forever chemicals such as PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, and BPA. See all Dr. Seheult's videos at: https://www.medcram.com (This video was recorded on June 22, 2022) Roger Seheult, MD is the co-founder and lead professor at https://www.medcram.com He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and an Associate Professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

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Does this mean we should go back to glass and metal drinking vessels? If so, which is best, stainless steel?
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I would greatly appreciate documents (PDFs or links) about the specific toxicities of firefighting foams containing PFAS.
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A couple of questions spring to mind.
1. What harmful chemicals may we end up finding in the RO filters? How ironic would it be if the cure also was harmful?
2. Does distilling remove these chemicals? That would be a process that would be feasible if not super convenient.
I think it is high time that we make lifestyle choices to eliminate as much plastic and synthetic materials as possible from our lives. If we can get pickle relish in glass containers go that way etc. Time for cast iron to make a comeback.

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‘Dark Waters’ 

Star Mark Ruffalo, Lawyer Rob Bilott 

Tell the True Story Behind Film

Nightline

 

Nov 26, 2019  The film is inspired by Bilott's real-life saga. The corporate attorney battled chemical giant DuPont over PFOA toxins, which West Virginia native Bucky Bailey and his family say impacted their lives.

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Dark Waters is a 2019 American legal thriller film directed by Todd Haynes and written by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan. The story dramatizes Robert Bilott's case against the chemical manufacturing corporation DuPont after they contaminated a town with unregulated chemicals. It stars Mark Ruffalo as Bilott, along with Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper, and Bill Pullman.

The film is based on the 2016 New York Times Magazine article "The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare" by Nathaniel Rich. The story was first told in the 2007 book Stain-Resistant, Nonstick, Waterproof and Lethal: The Hidden Dangers of C8 by Callie Lyons, a Mid-Ohio Valley journalist who covered the controversy as it was unfolding. Parts of the story were also reported by Mariah Blake, whose 2015 article "Welcome to Beautiful Parkersburg, West Virginia" was a National Magazine Award finalist, and Sharon Lerner, whose series "Bad Chemistry" ran in The Intercept. Bilott also wrote a memoir, Exposure,detailing his 20-year legal battle against DuPont.
Dark Waters had a limited theatrical release on November 22, 2019, by Focus Features, and went wide on December 6, 2019. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed over $23 million.

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PFAS contamination: 

How one homeowner took matters into his own hands

Apr 23, 2019  4,793 views 

PFAS are toxic chemicals commonly found in clothing and non-stick cookware like teflon. Here's how one homeowner found out it was in his drinking wate

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1. Healthy Buildings: Optimize Health and COVID 19 Ventilation (MedCram) | https://youtu.be/OQ6DhgwgtGw 
2. These toxic chemicals are everywhere — even in your body. And they won’t ever go away. (Washington Post) | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio... 
3.   2 years ago today I wrote the op-ed that branded PFAS as 'Forever Chemicals' (Joseph Allen Twitter) | https://twitter.com/j_g_allen/status/... 
4.   EPA finds no safe level for two toxic 'forever chemicals,' found in many U.S. water systems (USA Today) | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2... 
5.  How “forever chemicals” might impair the immune system (PNAS) | https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/... 
6. Serum vaccine antibody concentrations in children exposed to perfluorinated compounds (JAMA) | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22274... 
7. Forever Chemicals Are Widespread in U.S. Drinking Water (Scientific American) | https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar... 
8. Not All In-Home Drinking Water Filters Completely Remove Toxic PFAS (Duke) | https://nicholas.duke.edu/news/not-al... 
9. Assessing the Effectiveness of Point-of-Use Residential Drinking Water Filters for Perfluoroalkyl Substances (ACS) | https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.... 
10. PFOA & PFOS Drinking Water Health Advisories (EPA) | https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/fil... 
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History and Celebrations

World Elephant Day: They are pleasant, they are intelligent, and they are loved by people worldwide. Yes, these are the largest land animals “the elephants”. Unfortunately, these majestic creatures have to face several threats to their survival.
The ivory trade is one of the significant risks associated with these magnificent creatures. However, some other issues like loss of habitat, human-elephant conflict, mistreatment in captivity, etc. also show the plight of elephants.

World elephant day (WED) was started to draw people’s attention to protecting the elephants. Therefore, this international day provides us with an opportunity to raise awareness about the danger these animals are facing and what can be the solution to overcome this situation.

 

History of World Elephant Day
World Elephant Day came into existence in 2011 by the initiative of two Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims & Michael Clark of Canazwest Pictures and also Sivaporn Dardarananda (the Secretary-General of Thailand’s Elephant Reintroduction Foundation). So, for the first time on 12th August 2012, we celebrated this day.
The inaugural celebration of WED got great support from film star and Star Trek legend William Shatner. He narrated the documentary “Return to the Forest“. It was a 30-minute documentary about the reintroduction of captive Asian elephants to the wild. Therefore, since 2012, We dedicated the 12th of August to the elephants.

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World Elephant Day (WED) 2013

For bringing people together to help elephants, the WED organization celebrated this day for the second time in 2013. This day the people worldwide remind the world’s elephants are in danger.
The” iWorry campaign” of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust organized an International March for Elephants on 4th October 2013.
WED 2014  -  In 2014, people across the world planned various activities to support the campaign to save the threatened African and Asian elephants. Estimations show that illegal wildlife trades killed almost 100 African elephants every day.
According to the June 2014 report of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), if poaching continues at this rate, then almost 20% of African elephants may be slaughtered in the next ten years.
Many organizations came forward to protect world elephants. For example- the Gabby Wild Foundation submitted a world series of elephant-themed photographs in collaboration with world elephant day.
WED 2015  -  We all dedicated a day to the mighty land animal of the earth by celebrating the 4th annual world elephant day. In the past years, the international campaign has reached millions of people worldwide; This campaign has connected many countries, organizations, groups, and individuals to a single goal of the conservation of elephants worldwide.
Recommended Read: World Giraffe day History and how to celebrate it.

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World Elephant Day 2016
WED 2016 was focused on Asian Elephants as the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) had listed them as “endangered”. At the turn of the country, the estimation shows according to an educational website Bagheera (dedicated to saving endangered species) was approximately 200,000 Asian elephants. In contrast, in that year, probably 35,000 to 40,000 elephants were left in the wild.
According to a report prepared for the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) of CITES, in 2016, the mean estimate of PIKE (Proportion of Illegally Killed Elephant) dropped almost 5% for the first time since 2009.
The price of raw ivory in China also dropped by more than 50% between 2014 and 2015, as per the survey by STE (Save The Elephants) researchers Esmod Martin and Lucy Vigne.
As far as people are concerned about the worldwide events, they arranged numerous events in 2016 to celebrate the day such as an educational event in the L.A.Zoo, a seminar to mark the day at Resources Himalaya Foundation, Nayabato, Lalitpur, Nepal, etc.
Also read about world tiger day as they are also in endangered category.
WED 2017
This year, it was the 6th international elephant day. Several regions of the world observed this day by organizing various events. So, the Wildlife Conservation Society hosted a visit to the Nasdaq MarketSite in Time Square in celebration of the WED event.
Amarula, the best-selling South African liqueur launched an awareness campaign “Don’t Let Them Disappear” in Canada to save African Elephants. Also, they started this campaign in partnership with a well-known conservation group “WildlifeDirect”.
A life-sized ice sculpture of an African elephant was placed in the summer heat of Toronto to mark the rapid loss of the population of this species.
World Wildlife Fund also took part in the event with the theme Be Elephant Ethical (BEE). It was the time to reevaluate our accomplishments achieved so far in protecting the substantial land mammals. Thus, they organized many more events to celebrate the day with great enthusiasm.
Also check: world turtle day history, celebration, and how to save them.
WED 2018
In 2018, different countries of the world organized various events. Some of the activities for the day were-
Elephant DC hosted a public demonstration in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to get public support for the protection of elephants. The march began from Lambert Lane to support Nosey’s Law in New Jersey to end the ivory market.
The Disappearing Elephant (a life-size elephant sculpture) was once again organized this year. The statue represents the plight of African elephants when it melts before the spectator’s eyes.
200,000 signatures for a #ivoryfreecanada to stop the sale of elephant ivory within Canada.
Also, for Elephant Valley Project, Cambodia, the organization hosted a fundraising campaign “Bike-A-Thon” and many more events in different countries across the globe.
Also Read about endangered species day – Names of endangered species and how to save them all with history of events.
World Elephant Day 2019
In 2019, the WED organization invited all the individuals and organizations to submit their events for the day. They offered many activities to celebrate the international day on 12th August 2019. For example –
The Elephant Sanctuary’s Education Team went live on Facebook to highlight some of the educational programs to help people #BeElephantEthical.
#IvoryFreeCanada to ban the sale of elephant ivory in Canada.
A special weekend in the Zoo Leipzig, Germany.
On 12th August 2019, the WED organization released the premiere of the award-winning feature documentary film namely, “A Herd of Orphans” to support world elephant day. This film featured the Elephant Orphanage Project in Zambia.
Elephantopia holds the painting event on 11th August 2019 in Gilbert, Arizona. Apart from painting events, there were many fun activities to support elephant conservation in Zambia, etc.
On 12th August 2019, the WED organization released the premiere of the award-winning feature documentary film namely, “A Herd of Orphans” to support world elephant day.
Also Read: What Are the Classification of Animals?
World Elephant Day 2020
We have celebrated world elephant day 2020. People from different countries have united together to celebrate a day of the year on 12th August 2020. Unfortunately, last year the world was going through the COVID-19 outbreak. Still, we had not let down the enthusiasm level of the day dedicated to one of the friendly land animals of the earth.
Here are the highlights of the event:
World Elephant Day celebrations went online last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Various online events were organized to celebrate the day and spread awareness about the protection of elephants.
Biodiversity Conservation Webinar was held in conjunction with the international event on 12th August 2020 at 3 pm. MPOC has organized a webinar focusing on the conservation of one of the important species of biodiversity.
In the webinar, four panelists presented their views based on their areas of expertise. The webinar was also focused on the efforts taken to address human-wildlife conflicts in Malaysia through collaboration with the palm oil industry.
GLP Films and the Tourism Authority of Thailand have showcased the world premiere of the trailer for “Ethical Elephant Experience in Thailand”.
CMS VATAVARAN, India has organized various online programs such as Online Quiz Competition and Online Film Festival on Elephants to celebrate World Elephant Day 2020.
Moreover, people participated in the celebration through social media to raise awareness about the conservation of elephants worldwide. You can find out about an event or activity in your nearby locations (if any) and can take part in that. Don’t forget to keep your social distance and stay safe.
World Elephant Day 2021
One more time, we are ready to celebrate World Elephant Day 2021 on Thursday, 12th August 2021. You can be a part of the event by donating or educating people about the importance of the conservation of elephants.
The preparations for World Elephant Day 2021 celebrations have started. If you have any event plan to execute for the celebration of this international event, you can send an email to info@worldelephantday.org related to the event information.
Also Read: Top 10 Smartest Animals Alive in The World.
World Elephant Day 2021 Events
For the past few years, the protest to retire Lucy from Edmonton Valley Zoo to a suitable environment has been a top subject. Lucy is an Asian elephant who was moved from Sri Lanka to the Edmonton Valley Zoo in 1975 when she was not even a year old. Now she’s almost 46 years old but still fighting for her life in that zoo. It’s almost 15 years, and still, Lucy’s well-wishers are fighting to shift her to a better environment for her wellness. But due to underlying medical conditions, veterinarians don’t recommend shifting because it’s a big risk for her health.
This year, LEAP announced a protest on the 15th of August and asked the world to join the event to announce something important about Lucy’s freedom on the occasion of world elephant day. The hashtags they used in this context are #TimeToLetHerGo, #RetireLucy, and #TheWorldIsWatching.
To celebrate world elephant day 2021, wildlife SOS has announced launching a campaign, namely “Toegrey.” It’s meant to challenge elephant lovers all around the world to take part in raising awareness for elephants suffering from chronic foot problems. Through the official site toegrey.org, Wildlife SOS has asked to join this event by painting the feet’ nails with grey color and sharing it on social media with the hashtags #WorldElephantDay and #ToeGrey. They also asked for a donation to provide a pedicure to the elephants suffering from such issues.
Also, CBCGDF_China is celebrating this occasion by raising awareness on social media and sharing their progress in protecting our most intelligent friends. They are working to eliminate the international symposium on this elephant day, deny the elephant shows, and protect the endangered elephants in Asia and Africa.
Read more about: How to Conduct Environmental Awareness Campaigns?
World Elephant Day 2021 Celebration
On 12th August 2021, various organizations, along with the official page of World Elephant Day on Twitter, raised awareness about the activities towards Elephants worldwide.
One of those celebrations includes the celebration of World Elephant Day by AWF officials.
Further, on the event of International Elephant Day, the Guardian has shared another step towards Elephant conservation. A sanctuary is built in Kenya for rescuing orphaned Elephants, namely Retiti. It is considered the first indigenously run sanctuary for Elephants. And it has been working since 2016 to save and take steps toward the rehabilitation of young orphans.
On 16th August 2021, the Save The Elephants organization on their social media page showered gratitude for taking steps toward saving Elephants. Furthermore, they shared ways to help elephants get the life they deserve.
Oakland zoo has celebrated world elephant day 2021 by sharing a clip of two elephants, Donna and Lisa.
Besides, Dina Titus, a Congresswoman proudly representing the First District of Nevada in the U.S. The House of Representatives shared her love for Elephants by passing legislation to combat the trafficking of our beloved elephants.
There is more such evidence where organizations and individuals from different regions were shouting for enlightening the souls to save our intelligent and empathetic friends with the hashtag #worldelephantday.
Also Read: Importance of Animals to Humans and Environment.
World Elephant Day 2022
On this 12th of August, if you want to contribute towards saving our loving elephants, visit the world elephant day website and take a pledge. Already, 22674 people have signed the petition to date.
HERD, an Elephant Orphanage in Africa, celebrates the world elephant day by sharing a slumber party with Elephants.

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is observing world elephant day every day by working to rescue and save our Elephants, and one of those steps includes the rescue of Barnoti. He was orphaned on 4th April 2019 due to the unknown death of his mother. After aftercare and support, the organization saw some improvement in his health. However, he is not with us now but always stays in our hearts.
Further, this organization shouts for adopting a baby elephant to provide it love and life on the occasion of Easter. They state, “Make it less about chocolates and more about chocolate-colored Elephant this Easter.”
Besides, Wildlife experts are celebrating World Elephant Day by raising awareness about how Elephants are ill-suited to be kept inside a Zoo. For adding substance, a detailed report is prepared to acknowledge how Elephants get affected psychologically and early death when kept in zoos.
Several organizations agree with this fact and take steps toward providing Elephants with life outside of the Zoo atmosphere.
Another news shows a significant step towards celebrating World Elephant Day 2022. There are 500 Elephants to translocate from Botswana to Mozambique. The reason is the tuskless birth of female Elephants in Mozambique, which researchers are stating is a response to evolution.
With regular awareness and action, we can prevent the illegal killing of Elephants for ivory tusks and save their habitats from extinction.

Also Read: How Can You Take Care of Animals?

How to Celebrate World Elephant Day 2022?
Our involvement is vital to make this day more unique which will show our consciousness towards these wild animals. Here are some ways to contribute your part to the WED anniversary.
You can host your elephant day events like a themed party with your family or friends.
Also, you can screen the “Return to the Forest” documentary to celebrate the day.
You can share the knowledge about the plight of elephants and how we can help them to survive.
Art is an excellent medium to express your thoughts and feelings to others. You can organize a painting competition in the school or in your neighborhood to involve everybody, especially the kids.
You can visit the zoo or sanctuary to experience the life of elephants and their role in the ecosystem.
Utilize your social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. to share your concern about elephants using #WorldElephantDay.  Many organizations are working for the well-being of elephants worldwide. You can donate your contribution to any of these organizations to help save elephants.

World elephant day has originated to mark the plight of world elephants. Saving elephants from extinction is the main motive behind this day. We all must work together to protect elephants so that our future generations do not get to know about the largest land animal only from books; instead, they can experience the existence of elephants on their own.

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Isolated Family 👀 Walks on All Fours

The Isolated Family

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The Isolated Family That Walks on All Fours
Alema Ljuca 

A phenomenon that scientists just recently explained.

In a remote village in the Turkish province of Hatay, hidden from the rest of the world, lives an unusual family. It consists of a father, a mother, and 19 children. But five of those children stand out from the rest. 

The reason? – They walk on both their feet and hands.

For years, only a handful of scientists knew about the Ulas family.
But that changed in 2006 when cameras were allowed in the isolated village and the entire world got to meet the hidden people.

This is what has been found out about the way the family lives and what scientists say about their condition.
The Ulas family is of Kurdish origin and lives in a rural village north of the Turkey-Syria border.  The father Resit, mother Hatice, and 14 of their 19 children walk upright. But five of the offspring have never walked on only two feet.
They are the only documented cases of adults who “bear crawl” — walk on their feet and heels of their palms while their fingers touch the ground just in some cases. The skin on their hands is as thick as on their feet. In 2006, when the family was introduced to the world, the five siblings were between 18–34 years of age.
The Ulas family is poor, they have no access to medical help and social services. In their village, they are outcasts and have been left out of all social circles. The five disabled children, one male and four females, are severely bullied. And especially the man, Hüseyin. None of the five went to school.
However, all of them want to be a part of society and yearn to walk on two feet. The daughters hope to meet someone, get married, and dance at their weddings.
Since 2006, many doctors and scientists have visited the Ulas family. They have provided walking sticks and encouraged the children to walk upright. Long metal bars have also been installed in their yard so they can practice walking on only two feet.
But scientists have also come up with potential causes of their unique condition.

1. Firstly, it is important to know that their father and mother are closely related - they are second cousins. 
2. Secondly, neurological tests have proven that all five children have brain damage. 

And from there, the opinions start to differ.

It is believed that the simplest reason is the following. 

When they were babies, the Ulas siblings crawled like all other children. But at around nine months, when they started to walk, they did it on their hands and feet. Since nobody intervened to show the disabled (due to the mentioned brain damage) children how to walk properly — they stuck with the bear crawl. It is unknown why the parents didn’t step in.

The closest Social Services are miles away from the village and the children never had physical therapy.
 

Further testing and MRI scans have shown that the cerebellum (“the little brain”) responsible for maintaining balance and posture is shrunk in all five Ulas siblings. Their condition is a form of cerebellar ataxia. 

But that still doesn’t explain why they walk on all fours. It is known that even people and children with damaged or no cerebellum are able to walk upright.

German scientists believe that a single gene responsible for bipedality (walking on two feet) is missing or faulty in the Ulas children. However, many researchers including those from the UK claim that there is no one gene in charge of walking upright and that no single faulty gene is responsible for quadrupedalism (walking on all four limbs).

In the end, the breakthrough for the unique case came from Danish scientists from the Aarhus University. They found a very rare mutation that “prevents proteins from distributing fat molecules correctly in the cells”. The results of such a condition are brain damage, loss of balance and coordination, and damaged neurons (nerve cells).

For that reason, the Ulas siblings had to adapt and walk on all four limbs.

https://historyofyesterday.com/the-isolated-family-that-walks-on-all-fours-32b4193c9e8d

Members of the Ulas family walking on all fours, Hatay province, Turkey (Source: BBC)

 

Mystery SOLVED

Why this Turkish family walks on ALL Fours?

Oct 29, 2021 This Turkish family walks on all fours but scientists now say they don't move like quadrupedal primates and ARE NOT an example of "reverse evolution"

We rarely put much thought into what it takes to be on our feet and to take a step. This, however, is a feat not everyone can manage.
While we all crawled as babies before taking our first step, it is unexpected to see adult humans do the same. Well, the world is full of the unexpected. The recent discovery of a family with members whose only convenient form of locomotion is on both hands and feet in a position that has been viewed as almost primitive was a shock to the scientific community.
In a BBC Two documentary, the world got its first view into the lives and stories of these unique individuals. Here, more exposure is given to the story, science, and the nature of the rare condition that causes five individuals in the Ulas family to walk on all fours with a previously unreported quadruped gait.

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 Mystery solved: 

Why a Turkish family walks on all fours

A Turkish family suffers from a rare disorder that forces them to walk on all fours. Danish scientists have discovered how the disease works and at the same time solved a long-standing scientific mystery.  

   https://sciencenordic.com/brain-denmark-fat/mystery-solved-why-a-turkish-family-walks-on-all-fours/1402928

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The Family and Me

by Defne Aruoba
 

Defne Aruoba is a Turkish psychologist based in Istanbul and a doctoral candidate at the New School for Social Research in New York. 

She served as psychologist and interpreter during the filming of "Family That Walks on All Fours" in summer 2005.

It's been over a year since I first met the Ulas family. Now that I'm writing about "these extraordinary people"—as most scientists like to call them—I wish I had kept a journal last summer. But then again, who had the time? Along with the scientists, the film crew, and the local people who were helping us, I was working 14-hour days, dealing with a wide range of problems, obstacles, and intense emotions.
I remember at first they felt "extraordinary" to me as well, but now they are my friends. Well, more than friends—friends usually don't change one as much. This experience has had such an enormous impact on how I think and feel about some of the most important issues in life, both in my personal life and in the life that exists on this planet in general.

The true nature of altruism
I now know from firsthand experience that justice is, in fact, just a concept. Altruism is really not practiced as much as it could be. The Ulas families of this world can be helped and their situation improved with very little effort from the more fortunate. Moreover, everybody is aware of this.
But somehow our daily lives don't allow us to remember and make room. We all feel the urge to give to others; even the most selfish person thinks about helping someone at some point. But then the phone rings or family or business matters intrude, and we are back in the little individual worlds we have created for ourselves. Those little worlds make us feel safe, as if we could never become ill, get old, or die. Especially in the more civilized parts of the world, the house, the money in the bank, the career, the fit body, the family, the lover make up the safety nets, the silk threads of our cocoons. This illusion of protection is at the root of our separation from the rest of life and, consequently, the cause of our misery.

“I didn’t want to be there as a ‘psychologist.’ I just wanted to be there for them.”

The remarkable thing about "altruism," which I discovered while I was spending time with the Ulas family, is that it is reciprocal. Altruism is not just about giving, or helping, or concern for the welfare of "others." It is also about opening yourself up to foreign territory and feeling that nothing/nobody is really "other" than you. It is about getting past the illusion of separation to a place of union, where it is no longer clear who is helping whom.

A feeling of protectiveness
I have lived my whole life in two of the most hectic, cosmopolitan, ambitious cities in the world: Istanbul and New York City. Just going to the remote Turkish village where the Ulas family resides was a very unusual experience for me.
I was the first one to arrive there, because the rest of the science and film crew were traveling in a different car. I approached the stairs that lead up to the family house dragging a suitcase full of old clothing I had brought for them. I had heard that these people were quite deprived, and I had seen an obscure one-minute video of one of the affected siblings. That was all. I didn't know what to expect—nobody did. As I went up the stairs, my initial feeling was one of fear. Fear of the unusual, and fear of my own boldness. It sounds like a contradiction, but that's how it was. I had no plans, no clue to what I was doing.
At first the family members looked at me with questioning eyes. But as we started checking out the outfits, joking around with the girls, mostly with gestures, we all started to feel at ease and began having fun with one another. I was among friends, visiting them at their family house. These weren't scientific breakthroughs for me. They were Asiye, Miyase, Bayram, Cebrail, Hacer, Emos, Senem, Safiye, Huseyin, Gulin, Zeynep, and their parents. And from that point on my initial fear transformed into, and continues to be, a feeling of protectiveness towards these people. I knew within the first minutes of meeting the Ulas family that I didn't want to be there as a "psychologist." I just wanted to be there for them, in whatever capacity they needed me.

A father's concern
My main motivation for joining the team of scientists and the film crew had always been "How can this international exposure help the affected members of the Ulas family, medically and/or in any other way possible?" For exposure they have been getting.
Indeed, their discovery has caused a huge controversy in the scientific community. Over the past year I have watched each scientist approach the family with his or her own preoccupation, each wishing desperately that the results from the brain scans, neurological tests, DNA tests, and so on would prove his or her theory. I was asked, as a psychologist, to run some tests as well, in order to evaluate their level of intelligence; their cognitive, sensory, and motor skills; and their emotional, social, and behavioral adaptations. I did so, and the tests did reveal some important facts, but none that is conclusive.

“I don’t know what caused their disability. But I am positive that these people can be helped.”

The Ulas family remains a mystery to the scientific community, and the controversy surrounding them continues. Every once in a while, a new scientist appears in the village and offers a new treatment or asks for the father Resit's permission to do more testing. He doesn't say yes, and he doesn't say no. He is in complete surrender to what life brings. His only concern is the welfare of his disabled children after he dies. And he is right. These adult individuals are completely dependent, not because they lack the necessary skills to take care of their own basic needs, but because they haven't been rehabilitated.

Reaching out
If nothing else, I want to emphasize as a psychologist that these people learn, which is the most important, perhaps the only necessary skill for improving their quality of life. I don't know what caused their disability. I don't know if we can ever really know for sure what causes any disability. But I am positive that these people can be helped. We have been able to help in some practical and therapeutic ways, but their physical and living conditions certainly require further improvement. For this, initially they need an occupational therapist who is willing to spend sufficient time in the village with them to teach them how to take care of themselves.
Inspired by their last name "Ulas," which means "to reach" in English, I plan to establish a Ulas Foundation. My aim is to start with the affected Ulas individuals and then reach out to other families who are in need, in any kind of need. I am hoping that the Ulas Foundation will become, in its small way, a bridge of altruism that reaches across social boundaries, uniting the rich and the poor, the proactive and the submissive, the spiritual and the materialist, the educated and the uneducated, the doctor and the patient. In this way, the polarities of existence that we all experience inside and outside will merge into and nourish each other with their inherent wisdoms, reciprocally, without judgment.

 

"We all started to feel at ease and began having fun with one another," Defne Aruoba says of her first hours with the Ulas family. "I was among friends, visiting them at their family house."

 

Her initial trepidation quickly became a strong urge to protect the family, says Aruoba, here with two of the Ulas children.

Aruoba, pictured above with Hatice Ulas, the handwalkers' mother, plans to establish a foundation that she hopes will be "a bridge of altruism that reaches across social boundaries."

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/div>Defne Aruoba is a Turkish psychologist based in Istanbul and a doctoral candidate at the New School for Social Research in New York. She served as psychologist and interpreter during the filming of "Family That Walks on All Fours" in summer 2005.

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