TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given two statements. The task is to output whether a given textual premise, i.e. Statement 2, entails or implies a given scientific fact, i.e. Statement 1. The output should be 'entails' if Statement 2 supports Statement 1 and should be 'neutral' otherwise.
PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Through intercellular clefts do glucose, ions, and other larger molecules leave the blood. Sentence 2: This intercellular transfer of ions, metabolites and other regulatory molecules between adjacent vertebrate cells occurs via a collection of cell-to-cell channels formed by proteins of the connexin gene family.

SOLUTION: neutral

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Conducting wires have a small degree of electrical resistance. Sentence 2: Stainless-steel wires can be added to improve kink resistance or to provide electrical conductivity.

SOLUTION: neutral

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Estrogen causes the changes of puberty. Sentence 2: Pregnancy causes other changes in estrogen levels.

SOLUTION:
neutral