the oxford dictionary (advanced learners) defines science as:
there are other definitions and it depends on whom you talk to which definition you get. dr. del ratzsch in his book, The battle of beginnings:why neither side is winning the creation-evolution debate, did a good job in outlining the different definitions applied to the field of science.knowledge about the structure and behavior of the natural and physical world, based on facts you can prove, for example by experiments.
all omit God or the spiritual and this omission is the problem with science. once a person ignores data, omits it, or whatever, their theory, experiment and subsequently there conclusions have become corrupted.
which in turns leads the scientist and adherents down the wrong path and undermines or destroys any claim of objectivity, while headed to a wrong conclusion.
science in its limiting defined manner cannot find the answers it seeks because it refuse to acknowledge what it cannot see, touch, feel, or observe or prove. yet the proof is sitting right in front of them. now this may be good for the secularist who does not believe God and does not care to but for the christian it is wrong.
once the christian adopts the secular way, they have immediately left God's way which is not what God said to do. science is filled with non-believers who are being deceived by the evil one, christians cannot follow that because it leads to destruction.
this is not a natural world, nor was its origination natural. it was spiritually conceived, designed and created thus once you eliminate the spiritual from the equation you have corrupted your work and gone down the wrong path.
scientists have been given a lot of intelligence but if they hinder that intelligence by removing God, then they are no better than the secularist who denies the existence of the spiritual factors involved in the world. they DO play a part, a very influential one and they cannot be dismissed by limiting ones scope or investigation.
the true believer in Christ whois a scientist must divorce themselves from following secular ways, methods and guidelines if they want to find the truth and find out what God has really done.
do not ask me what those are because God hasn't told me to tell you, He wants christians to put off the secular and come to Him for guidance. also i do not know what scientists are involved in or where they are at in their work only He does thus you need to go to Him to change your directions. the fact is the world needs answers not more questions, not more studies that take people's eyes of God. inother words, you have to make a stand for the truth or your of no use.
this is not a scientific world and not all things can be defined by science alone, if it were so we would not need faith. science is a very limited field and is limited further by the omittance of the spiritual. these roadblocks can only be removed by getting back inline with God and His word.
one very clear verse says: "why do you call me Lord Lord and do not the things i say" this is not an empty charge.
case in point: when talking about the flood, people continually say, science says it can't be done--or something to that effect. well science is NOT the final authority in any theological matter and you need to learn that quickly. science does not know all the answers! it is not to be relied upon as such.
God does not give us all the information because the only way to please Him is by faith, thus science will never find all the answers. this is proven ovwr and over again,one just has to read the myriads of articles which keep saying 'i don't know', 'we think...' and so on.
it is not important or germane to salvation to determine the date of creation, you will never get the answer, it is important to believe and accept that took place as God said in His word. there are far-reaching ramifications when you do not.
nor is it important to know how Noah got the animals or debate whether or not it was big enough. God gave the dimensions, God helped Noah thus it was done and it was big enough.
any other thought has the same reprocussions as the previous creation point. if you disagree with God and deny His words, then REPENT for you are wrong, NOT GOD.
this does not mean we do not investigate for we need more information all the time to thwart the evil one, this does not mean we give up science or archaeology, or history and so on. IT MEANS you stop following the blind and turn back to the one who sees all, knows all, and who did all.
if you don't then you don't just hurt yourself, your hurt Christ and His purpose for coming to earth. this is not about you, your reputation, your looks or your work---IT IS ABOUT SALVATION & ETERNITY.
Christian scientists do make a stand. That does not mean they have to give up their experiments. Thank God for that. 
Actually since you are addressing those Christian scientists whom you believe must reject secular ways, I must be included in that, so yes, I get to respond.