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A recent discovery in psychology shows that children whose parents have suffered from post traumatic stress disorder may also have the symptoms of PTSD.  The investigation began when a trait was noticed in children whose parents survived the holocaust.  Scientists and Psychologists began to test to see if this became a genetic trait.  Using rats and isolating them from their parents they were able to reenact PTSD in rats. they then let the rats reproduce and the resulting offspring showed the same symptoms of PTSD.  This is frightening because it shows that we as humans how affected we are by our surroudings and exactly how little we are in control of ourselves