# Syngenta on The No Agenda Show Syngenta comes up in 6 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from October 2009 to November 2021. - **Chapters:** 6 - **Episodes:** 4 - **Discussed:** October 2009 – November 2021 - **Related topics:** [Atrazine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/atrazine.md), [Frogs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/frogs.md), [Herbicide](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/herbicide.md), [Monsanto](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/monsanto.md), [Tyrone Hayes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tyrone-hayes.md), [Academic Freedom](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/academic-freedom.md), [Bayer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bayer.md), [Berkeley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/berkeley.md), [Breast Cancer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/breast-cancer.md), [Corn Belt](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corn-belt.md) ## Chapters 1–6 of 6 ### 2017 Agricultural Mergers, Corporate Consolidation - **Episode:** [1398: Gender Justice](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1398-gender-justice.md) - **Published:** 2021-11-11 - **Time:** 1:12:21–1:14:31 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1398-gender-justice/chapter/2017-agricultural-mergers-corporate-consolidation.md The hosts review the massive wave of corporate consolidation in the agricultural and chemical sectors that occurred around 2017. Major mergers included Bayer and Monsanto, Dow and DuPont, and ChemChina and Syngenta. They argue that these combinations have created a "medical-pharmaceutical-agricultural complex" where a few global entities control the majority of the world's seeds, herbicides, and food production. Keywords: [bayer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bayer.md), [monsanto](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/monsanto.md), dow, [dupont](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dupont.md), [syngenta](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/syngenta.md), chemchina, [mergers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mergers.md) ### Tyrone Hayes, Syngenta Atrazine Controversy - **Episode:** [891: Bug Juice](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/891-bug-juice.md) - **Published:** 2017-01-01 - **Time:** 1:56:42–2:02:34 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/891-bug-juice/chapter/tyrone-hayes-syngenta-atrazine-controversy.md Professor Tyrone Hayes discovered that the popular herbicide Atrazine causes sexual abnormalities in frogs, including turning males into females. His former employer, Syngenta, allegedly engaged in a long-term campaign to discredit his research and prevent the EPA from banning the chemical. Keywords: [tyrone hayes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tyrone-hayes.md), [syngenta](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/syngenta.md), [atrazine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/atrazine.md), [herbicide](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/herbicide.md), [frogs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/frogs.md) ### University Liability, Elizabeth Whelan and Paid Science - **Episode:** [891: Bug Juice](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/891-bug-juice.md) - **Published:** 2017-01-01 - **Time:** 2:12:19–2:16:30 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/891-bug-juice/chapter/university-liability-elizabeth-whelan-and-paid-science.md Professor Hayes describes the lack of support he received from UC Berkeley's legal counsel when facing threats from Syngenta. The segment also highlights Elizabeth Whelan of the American Council on Science and Health, whose defense of Atrazine was allegedly funded by the manufacturer. Keywords: elizabeth whelan, [syngenta](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/syngenta.md), [berkeley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/berkeley.md), [academic freedom](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/academic-freedom.md), [epa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/epa.md) ### Food Supply Poisoning, Aromatase and Breast Cancer - **Episode:** [891: Bug Juice](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/891-bug-juice.md) - **Published:** 2017-01-01 - **Time:** 2:16:31–2:21:18 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/891-bug-juice/chapter/food-supply-poisoning-aromatase-and-breast-cancer.md Atrazine is linked to the induction of aromatase, an enzyme that promotes estrogen production and is potentially involved in breast cancer development. Syngenta is criticized for simultaneously producing Atrazine and a breast cancer treatment drug that blocks the same enzyme. Keywords: aromatase, [breast cancer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/breast-cancer.md), letrozole, [syngenta](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/syngenta.md), [corn belt](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corn-belt.md) ### Atrazine Chemical Effects and Gender Anomalies - **Episode:** [716: The Portal](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/716-the-portal.md) - **Published:** 2015-04-26 - **Time:** 1:46:23–1:51:16 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/716-the-portal/chapter/atrazine-chemical-effects-and-gender-anomalies.md Research by UC Berkeley professor Tyrone Hayes found that the weed killer Atrazine causes male frogs to develop female characteristics, including the production of eggs. The chemical, widely used on corn crops and golf courses, is identified as a potent endocrine disruptor. The segment discusses the alleged efforts by the manufacturer, Novartis (now Syngenta), to discredit Hayes and suppress his findings. Keywords: [atrazine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/atrazine.md), [syngenta](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/syngenta.md), [tyrone hayes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tyrone-hayes.md), [endocrine disruptors](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/endocrine-disruptors.md), [frogs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/frogs.md) ### Atrazine Herbicide and Syngenta-Monsanto Partnership - **Episode:** [143: Obama Sells Out To China](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/143-obama-sells-out-to-china.md) - **Published:** 2009-10-29 - **Time:** 19:14–21:33 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/143-obama-sells-out-to-china/chapter/atrazine-herbicide-and-syngenta-monsanto-partnership.md Atrazine, an herbicide produced by the Swiss company Syngenta, is under scrutiny for its presence in the water supply and its biological effects on amphibians. Although banned in the European Union, it remains in use in the United States. 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