Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)? 

Context:

The new work went an extra step, suggesting that the connections that the stem cells form to help bridge the damaged spinal cord, are key to recovery.

Hypothesis: The new work went an extra step, suggesting that the connections that the stem cells form to help bridge the damaged spinal cord, are useless.
Choose your answer from: (i). Yes; (ii). It's impossible to say; (iii). No;
(iii).