Interactively visualizing biological multilayer networks using MiRA
For biologists studying multilayer networks, MiRA provides an accessible, installation-free visualization tool, but it is an incremental contribution as existing tools already exist for single-layer networks.
The paper presents MiRA, a browser-based web application for visualizing biological multilayer networks, addressing the lack of interactive visualization tools. It offers seven visualization modes and interactive features to help researchers navigate complex multilayer networks.
Multilayer networks are widely used across biology to represent systems in which complex networks vary across space, time, or interaction types. However, interactive visualization tools remain limited. We present MiRA (Multilayer Interactive Rendering Application), a browser-based, installation-free web application for visualizing biological multilayer networks. MiRA offers seven complementary visualization modes and interactive features that enable researchers to visually navigate the high complexity of multilayer networks for research and education.