There is a tendency to associate science with a particular philosophical prospective such as materialism or reductionism. However I feel science can support a Dharma prospective just as well if not better than it supports a materialistic prospective.

Science does not advocate a world view. Science comes to its conclusions through methodology not ideology. Western science has also not been around for more than a few centuries particularly the biological sciences. The Copernican revolution and Galileo's direct observations with telescope are watersheds in the history of science. A prerequisite for science as we know it was the development of a mathematical language. The development of calculus received funding from political and military sources since it would increase accuracy of the cannon used by navel warships. Different ideologies will use the same science to achieve or support their own subjective ends but that does not mean that science by itself adheres to any ideology, religion or philosophical paradigm. It is a non sequitur to suggest that science is materialism, physicalism or that it represents any other philosophical viewpoint. There are scientists from every religion and philosophy.

also see http://www.epitropakisg.gr/grigorise/Mayr_GrowthOfBiologicalThought.pdf