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<p>&ldquo;Women are left untouched, a mystery,&rdquo; says Allessandra Rellini, assistant professor of psychology, &ldquo;because it&rsquo;s not appropriate to study them. It&rsquo;s a taboo topic.&rdquo; She runs, in fact, one of only three laboratories in the U.S. that conducts sex research on women and her funding is almost nonexistent. That&rsquo;s why she agreed to take part in the Discovery Channel&rsquo;s documentary, <em>The Science of Lust</em>, to emphasize science in the conversation about sex.</p>