Robert Thomson Leiper He then entered the University of Glasgow to study medicine, at which he excelled, winning awards such as the John Hunter Medal and the Senior Arnott Prize in the field; graduating in 1904. From an early age Leiper was devoted to helminthology, the study of parasitic flatworms; while still an undergraduate, at the age of 21, he discovered an undocumented turbellarian worm in the Spatangoida sea urchin. This discovery lead to the publication of his first paper in "Nature" magazine. He later, in 1923, he founded the "Journal of Helminthology". In that same year on 3 May he was made
The Creatures to the North American tour. An EP, "Eraser Cut" (an anagram of "Creatures"), then came out in July; "Time Out" described the songs as "short, sharp, percussive and infectiously atmospheric". In October, they promoted the single "2nd Floor" with a video shot in black and white. Early in 1999, the Creatures released "Anima Animus", their first studio album in just under a decade. Its urban sound was an important departure from "Boomerang"s very organic atmosphere. "The Times" wrote: "It's entrancing, hypnotic and inventive", and peer PJ Harvey later selected "Anima Animus" in her 10 favourite albums released in 1999. Other