Sexual chemistry! Raunchy Italians post selfies with signs promoting scientific breakthroughs to bring attention to boffins' latest achievements

Dozens of scantily-clad women in various states of undress have started posing suggestively in their suspenders and lingerie for 'Boobs for Science', a bizarre website which appears to be taking the Italian blogosphere by storm. Pictured: Two women hold a sign saying 'We are with Rosetta'One of the messages, held up by a woman wearing suspenders, reads: 'Vegetable protein doesn't have the same biological value as animal protein'Lara Tait, 30, claims she set up the page - known by its Italian name 'Tette per la Scienza' - as a way of informing the world about developments in science. Several have used the hashtag #IOSTOCONROSETTAThe blog, which has clocked up nearly 19,000 likes on Facebook, asks women to take a selfie of their breasts and pose alongside a sign which promotes a scientific messageMs Tait, a paleoanthropologist, said there was 'absolutely' no risk the 'Boobs for Science' blog would reinforce sexism in ItalyThe science fans have also posed with signs bearing the hashtag #iostoconrosetta - meaning 'I am with Rosetta' - to support the European Space Agency's (ESA) recent missionMs Tait told The Local : 'I think that in Italy more should be done to bring science and its results to the people. So I just had the idea to do something original in this sphere'Ms Tait said: 'A woman is free to do what she wants with her own body, also put it to the service of science if she wants'As well as the Tumblr blog, there is also a Facebook page and Twitter feed which encourages women to submit their photos The various stages of undress range from complete topless women, to the more discreet ladies who have covered up with stylish lingerie

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