Counterpoint on the TV on SKY News from Dr. Mark Bacon from "Spinal Research" who says that this is nothing new, that it is not as significant as a "man walking

Counterpoint on the TV on SKY News from Dr. Mark Bacon from "Spinal Research" who says that this is nothing new, that it is not as significant as a "man walking on the moon" as has been claimed. He says that this is essentially a feasibility study showing safety, and that it was the unique situation of the patient where the cut was very narrow and clean that allowed this to happen; most other spinal injuries damage much more of the spinal column. He said he also wants to quantify exactly how much of the shown result was directly a result of the surgery. The patient had lots of different treatments and they don't know how much those had an effect. However, when the interviewer said, "although you've added a note of caution there, should people with these kinds of injuries have a bit more hope now that this news has come out?" the response was, "absolutely, it shows that we are making inroads into this. This area, even just a few years ago was thought to be dead, but now we are making clinical trials." Edit: Changed it from BBC News to SKY News. Oops.