I have always maintained that if we last long enough as a species, eventually science is going to bring us face to face with God. The more we learn, the more sure I am of that.I'm not sure, but I wouldn't say that's impossible. However science is never going to get you a universal flood and Noah's ark. The great (real) creation scientists of the past -- e.g. Sedgewick, Buckland, Dana, Agassiz, et al -- recognized this two hundred years ago, and the evidence has only grown more solid since.
If the molecular anthropologists are right, and human beings originated from a single location then a universal flood would not have been necessary to effectively wipe out humanity. A localized flood could have done the trick and there is evidence of just such a localized flood in the area of ancient mesopotania.