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Aviv Regev is the co-founder of the Human Cell Atlas. It's a huge leap in understanding how human cells work. She says it's like upgrading from a 15th century map of the world to Google Maps. If I want to develop a medicine that would only go to the place where something is broken, I need to know how to get there. The new wave of biotechnology. That's on the TED Radio Hour podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. The Supreme Court early Saturday blocked the Trump administration from deporting any of the Venezuelans who are currently being

held at a detention center in Texas. They're being held under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. The justices were responding to an appeal by the ACLU. NPR's Ron Elving has more. R. The court ruled that the individuals in question in Texas were informed that they were being deported but not given a chance to contest it. What's crucial here is that this time the court has intervened before the fact, before the detainees in question had left the country or, as in the previous case, were in mid-flight or being loaded onto planes. That matters because those earlier men, 139 Venezuelans, are in that maximum prison in

El Salvador today. That's NPR's Ron Elving. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said once again Saturday that he will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. He made that statement during a pre-recorded message that aired on Israeli TV. It came on the same day that Iran and the U.S. wrapped up a second round of indirect talks aimed at discussing Iran's nuclear program. MPR's Hadil Al-Shalchi reports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not give up or back down on preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

His statement came hours after Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Al-Rakhchi and U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Wittkopf met in Rome for a second round of indirect talks mediated by Oman. After the talks, the Omani Foreign Ministry said that the two sides agreed to enter a next phase aimed at reaching a deal that would lift U.S. sanctions on Iran and allow the country to develop quote quote peaceful nuclear energy only Last week president Trump said Israel would lead in any military action against Iran to prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon Hadil al-shalchi NPR news Tel Aviv

Demonstrators gathered once again in cities across the country on Saturday to protest actions of the Trump administration hundreds of people in Mississippi traveled to Jackson as Shamir Mohammed with Mississippi Public Broadcasting reports. More than 400 people marched around Mississippi state Capitol building chanting and holding signs that read, stop deportations and hands off our future. Several participants called on the state's congressional delegation,

including the state's U.S. senators, to hold town halls. Keith Lyon traveled more than 100 miles from Natchez, Mississippi, to Jackson. I feel like our country is in absolute crisis, perhaps domestically the worst since the Civil War. We have a president who is trampling upon constitutional rights, seems to be unaware or not care about separation of powers. Another protest in Mississippi is set to take place May 1. For NPR News, I'm Shamir Mohammed in Jackson.

And you're listening to NPR News. Former President Bill Clinton was in Oklahoma City on Saturday to mark the 30th anniversary of the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history. 168 people, including 19 children, were killed when a bomb exploded outside the Murrah Federal Office Building. Speaking at a remembrance ceremony, Clinton said it was a day in his presidency that he will never forget. He was widely praised for how he helped the city deal with its grief after the attack. President Trump says he will allow commercial fishing in one of the world's largest ocean reserves. As NPR's Julia Simon reports, the area west

of Hawaii has many endangered species. Endangered whales and sea turtles, tropical seabirds, and black coral live in the vast area in the Pacific. President George W. Bush originally established the monument and President Obama expanded it. While the Trump administration argues that this move to open the area for commercial fishing will help that industry, some ecologists argue the opposite. That's because protected areas can allow space for fish to spawn more successfully. Julia Simon, NPR News. In first round NBA playoff action, Pascal Siakam scored 25 points as the Indiana Pacers dominated the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday 117-98. Indiana led at one point by 28 points.

In Denver meanwhile Nikola Djokic scored 29 points as the Denver Nuggets eked out an overtime win over the LA Clippers 112 to 110. The Knicks had a 21 to nothing run in the fourth period to beat Detroit 123 to 112. Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Lakers. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News. You want to follow what's happening in Washington DC but you don't want to be I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.